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CVE-2012-2314

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2012-2314
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.