CVE-2012-6655

LOW

Accountsservice - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (6)
accountsservice_project/accountsservice 0.6.37
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
Published Nov 27, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026