CVE-2013-2069
N/A
Published: May 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLivecd Tools
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13.4.417.0 ≤ v < 17.1718.0 ≤ v < 18.1619.0 ≤ v < 19.3
Affected range stops below 13.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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