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CVE-2013-2069

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

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 products

• RedHat Livecd-Tools: before 13.4.4; from 17.0 before 17.17; from 18.0 before 18.16; from 19.0 before 19.3 — fixed in 13.4.4, 17.17, 18.16, 19.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RedHat Livecd-Tools 13.4.4, 17.17, 18.16, 19.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119
• https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119
• https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488

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