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CVE-2012-6655

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a l

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00023
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

4
accountsservice project accountsserviceall versions
opensuseall versions
debian linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.suse.com · show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655bugzilla.suse.com
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Nov 2019 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2012-6655
usnUSN-6687-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655Third Party Advisory
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