7.2
HIGH
CVE-2013-2069
Red Hat Livecd-Tools Root Password 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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2013, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2018, 9:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2069 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat livecd-tools
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-2069.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-2069 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2069 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ No Types Assigned https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 Vendor Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.11 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.12 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.15 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.16
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 18.11 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 18.14 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 18.15
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 19.2
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 13.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.4 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.17 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0 up to (excluding) 18.16 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 19.0 up to (excluding) 19.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84488 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2069 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-2069 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability