DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4128

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4128
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4128.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4128
Upstream
Published
2009-12-01T16:30:01.467Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:27.494127Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/grub2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.97+20091115-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/grub2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.97+20091115-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/grub2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.97+20091115-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/grub2?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.97+20091115-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}