CVE-2012-6655

Publication date 27 November 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3 · Low

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
accountsservice 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was deferred
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was deferred
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.10 groovy Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was needed
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
accountsservice

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.3 · Low
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6687-1
    • AccountsService vulnerability
    • 11 March 2024

Other references