CVE catalog
CVE-2012-6140
google-authenticator: CVE-2012-6140
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | google-authenticator | sid | 20250213-1.11-0.1 | fixed |
| Debian | google-authenticator | forky | 20250213-1.11-0.1 | fixed |
| Debian | google-authenticator | trixie | 20191231-2.1 | fixed |
| Debian | google-authenticator | bookworm | 20191231-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | google-authenticator | source | sid | 20130529-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666129] |
| Debian | google-authenticator | source | forky | 20130529-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666129] |
| Debian | google-authenticator | source | trixie | 20130529-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666129] |
| Debian | google-authenticator | source | bookworm | 20130529-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [666129] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpam-google-authenticator]Fixed
Source package: [google-authenticator]
Details (2)
20191231-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20130529-1dsa · google-authenticator · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-authenticator · debian · 12
20191231-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
20130529-1dsa · google-authenticator · debian · bookworm; dsa · google-authenticator · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libpam-google-authenticator]Fixed
Source package: [google-authenticator]
Details (2)
20191231-2.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20130529-1dsa · google-authenticator · debian · 13
20191231-2.1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20130529-1dsa · google-authenticator · debian · 13
Observed: