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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-6655
low Nessus Plugin ID 218037
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- An 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. (CVE-2012-6655)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6655
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 218037
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2012_6655.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/4/2025
Updated: 8/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-6655
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:accountsservice, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:accountsservice, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:accountsservice, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:accountsservice, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-6655