CVE-2012-2389

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2389
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-21 15:55:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionhostapd 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.

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 W1.fi Hostapd 0.7.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 740964 – VUL-1: hostapd: credentials leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:168 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
824660 – (CVE-2012-2389) CVE-2012-2389 hostapd: insecure default permissions on /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE request(?): hostapd: improper file permissions of hostapd's config leaks credentials af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request(?): hostapd: improper file permissions of hostapd's config leaks credentials af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request(?): hostapd: improper file permissions of hostapd's config leaks credentials af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: hostapd-0.7.3-2.1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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