CVE-2009-4128
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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Affected products
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36968
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54210
