4.3

CVE-2012-2664: redhat sos Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2012:0958RHSA-2013:1121
Published 29-06-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2664 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in redhat sos. EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-06-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • sos≤ 2.2-18
  • sos< 0:1.7-9.62.el5_9.1 | < 0:2.2-29.el6

1 vendor · 2 products

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