The save_log_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2, when verbose mode is enabled, stores the root password hash in /var/log/fai/current/fai.log, whose file permissions allow it to be copied to other hosts when fai-savelog is called and allows attackers to obtain the hash
Published Dec 18, 2006
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The save_log_local function in Fully Automatic Installation (FAI) 2.10.1, and possibly 3.1.2, when verbose mode is enabled, stores the root password hash in /var/log/fai/current/fai.log, whose file permissions allow it to be copied to other hosts when fai-savelog is called and allows attackers to obtain the hash.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.1
- 3.1.2
Configuration 2
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
- 3.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 34.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 30.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 27.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=402644 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23330 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21579 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4995 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30892 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=402644 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23330 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30892 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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