CVE-2012-2389 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in hostapd versions prior to 1.0, specifically impacting w1.fi hostapd. The vulnerability stems from insecure file permissions (0644) on /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, potentially allowing local users to read sensitive data like credentials. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this is a low-severity issue requiring local access for exploitation, leading only to confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.