VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-2314
The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- fedoraproject/anaconda
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.