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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 46.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-12-01 00:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:54Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-11-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1b6b288f0ddc4686b91d1a115d2ddb4991b6f3da2ee53d2aedec38cdedd532fe
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195
- www.securityfocus.com36968http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36968
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgnugrub2-password-auth-bypass(54210)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54210
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240116 CVE-2023-4001: a password bypass vulnerability in the downstream GRUB boot managerhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- grub2 Fixed in 1.97+20091115-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- grub2 Fixed in 1.97+20091115-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- grub2 Fixed in 1.97+20091115-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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