CVE-2012-2389
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
Description
hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2389
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| w1.fi | hostapd | 0.7.3 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:168
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/5
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824660
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2389
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.