Description
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/291Patch
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/292Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632598
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/291Patch
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/292Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632598
Timeline
- Published
- May 12, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified