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    CVE-2012-2314

    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.

    Published:May 4, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 3, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00081
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Anaconda

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    References

    http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
    http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High