CVE-2015-8370

Multiple integer underflows in Grub2 1.98 through 2.02 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (disk corruption) via backspace characters in the (1) grub_username_get function in grub-core/normal/auth.c or the (2) grub_password_get function in lib/crypto.c, which trigger an "Off-by-two" or "Out of bounds overwrite" memory error.
Wrap or Wraparound
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.4 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.4 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 85%
VendorProductVersion
gnugrub2
1.98
gnugrub2
1.99
gnugrub2
2.00
gnugrub2
2.01
gnugrub2
2.02
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
grub2
bullseye (security)
2.06-3~deb11u6
fixed
bullseye
2.06-3~deb11u6
fixed
bookworm
2.06-13+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.06-13+deb12u1
fixed
sid
2.12-5
fixed
trixie
2.12-5
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
grub2
wily
Fixed 2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.2
released
vivid
Fixed 2.02~beta2-22ubuntu1.4
released
trusty
Fixed 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6
released
precise
Fixed 1.99-21ubuntu3.19
released
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