Description
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.
Published: 2013-04-24
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-6001 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.
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Google Authenticator
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.652Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6140

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-24T10:28:37.323

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-6140

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