CVE-2013-4577
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
Description
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4577
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/292
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/291
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.00-20 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.00-20 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.00-20 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.00-20 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.00-20 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | grub | - | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.