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    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.

    Published:Nov 8, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 1, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00039
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Grub 2

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High