Improper Authentication Affecting cryptsetup package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-CRYPTSETUP-310720
  • published23 Jan 2017
  • disclosed23 Jan 2017

Introduced: 23 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-4484  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 cryptsetup.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cryptsetup package and not the cryptsetup package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to gain shell access via many log in attempts with an invalid password.