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CVE-2012-6655

Published: Nov 27, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-732
3.3LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

accountsservice project
aka accountsservice
accountsserviceOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655
security-tracker.debian.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655
bugzilla.suse.com
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