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…

published December 1, 2009

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00571 · 46.5th percentile
Published
2009-12-01T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 DEC 00:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5