FKIE_CVE-2012-6140

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-04-24 10:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:47
Severity
Summary
pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttps://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detail?r=c3414e9857ad64e52283f3266065ef3023fc69a8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detail?r=c3414e9857ad64e52283f3266065ef3023fc69a8
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google authenticator *
google authenticator 0.86
google authenticator 0.87
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