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High
CVE-2013-2069
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
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Affected Vendor
redhat
View all reports →Affected Software
livecd-tools
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 17.0, 18.0, 19.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 29th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.