PT-2017-8501 · Linux+1 · Cryptsetup+1

Hector Marco · Published 2017-01-23 · Updated 2019-08-22 · CVE-2016-4484

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cryptsetup versions 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to gain shell access through multiple login attempts with an invalid password.

Recommendations For versions 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier, update to a version later than 2:1.7.3-2 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2514

ALT-PU-2019-2524

CVE-2016-4484

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Cryptsetup

References · 14

• 🔥 http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-4484/CVE-2016-4484_cryptsetup_initrd_shell.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4484 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4484 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4484 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/commit/ef8a7d82d8d3716ae9b58179590f7908981fa0cb · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4484 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/4 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/6 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/13 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94315 · Note