CVE-2016-4484 (GCVE-0-2016-4484)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-23 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/1… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-448… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/e… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2016-11-11 00:00
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