CVE-2016-4484
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-4484
To remediate CVE-2016-4484, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cryptsetup—upgrade to 2:1.7.3-2 or later
Is CVE-2016-4484 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:1.7.3-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |