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CVE-2015-8370 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  12/16/2015

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173703.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174049.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00039.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00040.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00041.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00043.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00003.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134831/Grub2-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2623.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/69
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3421
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html Patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537115/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79358
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034422
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2836-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-03

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Change History

8 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8370
NVD Published Date:
12/16/2015
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2018