CVE-2013-2069
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2069- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2069- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2049 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2049- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7pfq-gm79-4p7f No score
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7pfq-gm79-4p7f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2069 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Redhat Livecd-tools, published May 29, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern
securityfocus.com/bid/60119
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2069
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7pfq-gm79-4p7f