Vulnerability in Accountsservice Project
CVE-2012-6655
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Accountsservice_project Accountsservice — versions 0.6.37
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Opensuse — versions 13.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6655?
- CVE-2012-6655 is a low-severity vulnerability in Accountsservice Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2012-6655?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-6655 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.