Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20158370000
Revision Date:2015-12-16Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8370 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8370
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'grub2' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.99-21ubuntu3.19').
  • BACK