PT-2013-1902 · Red Hat · Aeolus Configuration Server

Aaron Weitekamp · Published 2013-03-12 · Updated 2013-03-18 · CVE-2012-6117

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Aeolus Configuration Server versions prior to 1.1.2

Description The issue allows local users to read plaintext passwords by accessing the log file due to world-readable permissions.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.1.2, update to version 1.1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider changing the permissions of the /var/log/aeolus-configserver/configserver.log file to restrict access.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6117

Affected Products

Aeolus Configuration Server

References · 3

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875294 · Exploit
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0545.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6117 · Security Note