USN-6687-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6687-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6687-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6687-1
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Published
2024-03-11T12:34:46.003311Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:48Z
Summary
accountsservice vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that AccountsService called a helper incorrectly when performing password change operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain encrypted passwords.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / accountsservice

Package

Name
accountsservice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice@0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.55-0ubuntu10
0.6.55-0ubuntu11
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.1
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.2
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5
0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "accountsservice",
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6687-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2012-6655",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / accountsservice

Package

Name
accountsservice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice@22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.55-0ubuntu14
0.6.55-3ubuntu1
0.6.55-3ubuntu2
0.6.55-3ubuntu4
0.6.55-3ubuntu5
0.6.55-3ubuntu6

22.*

22.07.5-2ubuntu1
22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3
22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "accountsservice",
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0",
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice-dev",
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0",
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6687-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2012-6655",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}