CVE-2012-6140

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-6140
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-04-24 10:28:37 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionpam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Authenticator 0.86 All All All
Application Google Authenticator 0.87 All All All
Application Google Authenticator All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
c3414e9857ad - google-authenticator - Two-step verification - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
#666129 - new upstream version fixes security problem with the secret file (CVE-2012-6140) - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2012-XXYY Request -- google-authenticator: Information disclosure due insecure requirement on the secrets file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
953505 – (CVE-2012-6140) CVE-2012-6140 google-authenticator: Information disclosure due insecure requirement on the secrets file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
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