livecd-tools: improper handling of passwords
Published May 29, 2013
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 13.4.4
- ≥ 17.0 · < 17.17
- ≥ 18.0 · < 18.16
- ≥ 19.0 · < 19.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0849
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ec2-images
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ec2-images
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
distribution
Affected
Red Hat Storage 2
ami
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0849 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ec2-images | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ec2-images | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | distribution | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | ami | Affected | n/a |
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 25.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 26.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 27.60th | 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) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2069 Vendor Advisory
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2069
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2069
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2069 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2069 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2069 |
Change history (0)
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