Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

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.

Affected products

Google/Authenticator3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/18/10nvd
code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/source/detailnvd

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