FKIE_CVE-2013-4577

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-05-12 14:55 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/291Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/292Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632598
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/291Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/292Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632598
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  "configurations": [
    {
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "CBA86F8C-A64F-4C08-B38F-05E5F743F0A0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Cierto parche de Debian para GNU GRUB utiliza permisos de lectura universal para grub.cfg, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener hashes de contrase\u00f1as, tal y como fue demostrado mediante la lectura del directivo password_pbkdf2 en el archivo."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2013-4577",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 2.1,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}


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