CVE-2012-2314
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.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 34% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- fedoraproject:anaconda
References
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3