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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119	Third 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=964299	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119	Third 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=964299	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-05-29 00:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2013-2069

Mitre link : CVE-2013-2069

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-2069

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

livecd-tools

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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