CVE-2012-6655

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6655
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-27 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-18 15:05:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Accountsservice Project Accountsservice 0.6.37 All All All
Application Accountsservice Project Accountsservice 0.6.37 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
AccountsService 'user.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability MISC www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 892382 – VUL-1: CVE-2012-6655: accountsservice: local encrypted password disclosure when changing password MISC bugzilla.suse.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
1130538 – (CVE-2012-6655) CVE-2012-6655 accountsservice: local encrypted password disclosure when changing password MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange MISC exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2012-6655 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request for accountsservice local encrypted password disclosure flaw MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 200180 Ubuntu Security Notification for AccountsService Vulnerability (USN-6687-1)
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