CVE-2012-6655

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	sid	fixed	`22.08.8-4`
debian	bookworm	fixed	`22.08.8-4`
debian	trixie	fixed	`22.08.8-4`
debian	forky	fixed	`22.08.8-4`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.