CVE-2012-2314

Description

The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html

http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS