VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4484
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.71%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- cryptsetup project/cryptsetup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.htmlExploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315
- https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cbPatch
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.htmlExploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94315
- https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cbPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.