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CVE-2012-2389

hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00048
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

1
w1.fi hostapdall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD21 Jun 2012 · 03:55 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:168
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/5
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740964
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