CVE-2013-4577 describes a vulnerability in a specific Debian patch for GNU GRUB where the grub.cfg file is set with world-readable permissions. This misconfiguration allows local users to access sensitive information, specifically password hashes, by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive within the file. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating it requires local access and has a potential impact of information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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