CVE-2009-4128 | BDVDB-2026-39441 Detail

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 attacks and bypass authentication by submitting a password whose length is 1.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36968
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54210
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-12-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.