CVE-2013-2069

Description

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2069?
CVE-2013-2069 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2069?
To fix CVE-2013-2069, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2069 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2069 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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