CVE-2012-6655 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker can obtain encrypted passwords from the AccountService user change password function, exposing sensitive credential data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6655?
CVE-2012-6655 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6655?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Accountsservice Project Accountsservice, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6655?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-6655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-44049, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6655, GHSA-mwwg-gjh6-9grp, UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6655, USN-6687-1.