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CVE-2012-6140
pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file,…
Low1.9EPSS 0.23%
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- redhat
Description
pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.23% · top 86% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detail?r=c3414e9857ad64e52283f3266065ef3023fc69a8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20130418 Re: CVE-2012-XXYY Request -- google-authenticator: Information disclosure due insecure requirement on the secrets file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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