CVE-2012-2314

Published: Jul 3, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

2.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Fedoraproject: Anaconda

Fedoraproject

1 product

Anaconda

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Anaconda	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (14)

http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df