CVE-2009-4128

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Grub 2
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 December 2009

Summary

GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) 2 1.97 only compares the submitted portion of a password with the actual password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to conduct brute force attacks and bypass authentication by submitting a password whose length is 1.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36968
vdb-entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54210
vdb-entry

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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