LOW
accountsservice: local encrypted password disclosure when changing password
Published Nov 27, 2019
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.6.37
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 4
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
accountsservice
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | accountsservice | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.45% 0.00448
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00448
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00448) | 36.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 35.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6655 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1130538 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6655
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6655
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69245 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6655 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1130538 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6655 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95325 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6655 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6655 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6655 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 27, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 15, 2014
Link CVE-2012-6655
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a