VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-2069
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-05-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Primary references
- secalert@redhat.com — Vendor Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry