CVE - CVE-2012-2664

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2664	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root user password information from the Kickstart configuration file (/root/anaconda-ks.cfg) when creating an archive of debugging information, which might allow attackers to obtain passwords or password hashes.
References
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MISC:54116 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116 MISC:RHSA-2012:0958 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.html MISC:RHSA-2013:1121 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html MISC:sos-anaconda-info-disclosure(76468) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120514	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120514)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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