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CVE-2013-2069 Details

Description

Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat livecd-tools
< 13.4.4
>= 17.0, < 17.17
>= 18.0, < 18.16
>= 19.0, < 19.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-2069
NVD Published Date:
May 29, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-2069 Details - Not Deferred