# 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, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kick

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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