CVE-2012-2389

Published: Jun 21, 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

hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

Affected (1)

Products: W1.fi: Hostapd

W1.fi

1 product

Hostapd

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
W1.fi Hostapd	Version 0.7.3

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (14)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:168

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/13

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740964

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824660

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.html