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CVE-2013-2297


Eucalyptus EuStore sets a blank root password in the default configuration of EMI 3868652036, EMI 0400376721, EMI 2425352071, and EMI 1347115203, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a related issue to CVE-2013-2069.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2297 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from eucalyptus organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-09-17T12:04:16.070

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System eucalyptus eustore emi_0400376721 Yes
Operating System eucalyptus eustore emi_1347115203 Yes
Operating System eucalyptus eustore emi_2425352071 Yes
Operating System eucalyptus eustore emi_3868652036 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For eucalyptus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.