CVE-2012-2314

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2314
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-03 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fedoraproject Anaconda - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Infrastructure/Fedorahosted-retirement - Fedora Project Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.fedorahosted.org
819031 – (CVE-2012-2314) CVE-2012-2314 anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Anaconda Bootloader Configuration Module Insecure File Permission Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: grub2-1.99-13.fc16.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE-2023-4001: a password bypass vulnerability in the downstream GRUB boot manager af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Infrastructure/Fedorahosted-retirement - Fedora Project Wiki MITRE git.fedorahosted.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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