CVE-2009-4128
N/A
Published: December 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGRUB2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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