CVE-2015-8370

grub2: buffer overflow when checking password entered during bootup

Published Dec 16, 2015 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-368-1 grub2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3421-1 grub2 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2836-1 GRUB vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173703.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174049.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00037.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00039.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00040.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00041.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00043.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134831/Grub2-Authentication-Bypass.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2623.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/69 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3421 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537115/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79358 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034422 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2836-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8370 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-03 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8370 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-191
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2024, 4:51 PM
Reserved
Nov 27, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 16, 2015, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 10, 2015, 12:00 AM