CVE-2009-4128

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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