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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6140

CVE-2012-6140

Description

pam_google_authenticator.c in the PAM module in Google Authenticator before 1.0 requires user-readable permissions for the secret file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a shared secret via standard filesystem operations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0258.

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Affected products

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  • Google/Google Authenticator4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.91
    • cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: < 1.0

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