CVE-2016-4484

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4484
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-01-26 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cryptsetup Project Cryptsetup All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-4484: - Cryptsetup Initrd root Shell MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Cryptsetup CVE-2016-4484 Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE-2016-4484: - Cryptsetup Initrd root Shell MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Update Readme.md. (ef8a7d82) · Commits · cryptsetup / cryptsetup · GitLab MISC gitlab.com Patch
Enter 30 to shell: Cryptsetup Initram Shell [CVE-2016-4484] MISC hmarco.org Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2016-4484: - Cryptsetup Initrd root Shell - Update: Dracut is also vulnerable MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: [FD] CVE-2016-4484: - Cryptsetup Initrd root Shell MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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