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    CVE-2016-4484

    The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to gain shell access via many log in attempts with an invalid password.

    Published:Nov 14, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 23, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00477
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cryptsetup Project
    Product
    Cryptsetup

    Exploits

    http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.htmlhttp://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html

    References

    http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315
    https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cb
    http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315
    https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cb

    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