CVE-2013-2069
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | livecd-tools | {"endExcluding":"13.4.4"} | 13.4.4 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.