CVE-2012-6140

Published: Apr 24, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

1.9LOW

NVD MITRE

Description

pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

google

commercial·USaka google inc, google llc

authenticatorSecurity Product

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129

bugs.debian.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10

openwall.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505

bugzilla.redhat.com

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