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CVE-2012-6655

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6655 describes a low-severity vulnerability in AccountService 0.6.37, specifically within the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c. This flaw allows local users to potentially obtain encrypted passwords, impacting products from accountsservice_project, Debian, openSUSE, and Red Hat. The CVSS score of 3.3 (LOW) indicates a local attack vector with low complexity and a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accountsservice_project:accountsservice:0.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18412-17084Fixed in: 23.13.9-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 accountsservice 23.13.9-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 23.13.9-1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: accountsservice

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2019-Nov/CVE-2012-6655Low

An issue exists AccountService 0.6.37 in the user_change_password_authorized_cb() function in user.c which could let a local users obtain encrypted passwords.

Nov 12, 2019
redhatCVE-2012-6655Low

accountsservice: local encrypted password disclosure when changing password

Sep 17, 2012

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/95325
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-6655
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/69245
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry