CVE-2012-6140
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 20130529-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 20130529-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 20130529-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 20130529-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 20130529-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| authenticator | {"endIncluding":"0.91"} | | |
| authenticator | 0.86 | | |
| authenticator | 0.87 | |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=666129
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953505
- https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detail?r=c3414e9857ad64e52283f3266065ef3023fc69a8
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6140
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.