Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2013-05-28 17:55
Updated : 2018-12-06 13:01
NVD link : CVE-2013-2069
Mitre link : CVE-2013-2069
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
redhat
- livecd-tools