CVE-2016-4484

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 Medium 6.8
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-4484
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-01-23T21:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-01-26T02:59:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-287 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:cryptsetup_project:cryptsetup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.1.7.3-2
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • PHYSICAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 0.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cb Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html Exploit Mitigation Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4484
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4484
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:49:56 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:05:44 2017-01-23T21:59Z 2017-01-23T21:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 13:05:44 2017-01-26T02:59:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 13:05:44 Modified Vulnerability Status updated