VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2069

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.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: redhat/livecd-tools
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.