CVE-2012-6140

pam_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.

CVSS v2.0 1.9 LOW

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505	Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10
https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detail?r=c3414e9857ad64e52283f3266065ef3023fc69a8
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:0.87:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:0.86:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator::::::::

Information

Published : 2013-04-24 03:28

Updated : 2013-05-06 21:00

NVD link : CVE-2012-6140

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6140

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Products Affected

google

authenticator

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