Description
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.
Published: 2019-11-27
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-6501 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6687-1 AccountsService vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00023}

epss

{'score': 0.00034}


Subscriptions

Accountsservice Project Accountsservice
Debian Debian Linux
Opensuse Opensuse
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:36:02.064Z

Reserved: 2014-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6655

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-27T18:15:11.097

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:46:37.600

Link: CVE-2012-6655

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-09-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6655 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses