UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4484
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-01-23T21:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-24T04:45:46Z
- Severity
-
- 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cryptsetup
Package
- Name
- cryptsetup
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/cryptsetup@2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1",
"binary_name": "cryptsetup"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1",
"binary_name": "cryptsetup-bin"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1",
"binary_name": "libcryptsetup-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1",
"binary_name": "libcryptsetup4"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / cryptsetup
Package
- Name
- cryptsetup
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/cryptsetup@2:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "cryptsetup"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "cryptsetup-bin"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libcryptsetup-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1",
"binary_name": "libcryptsetup4"
}
]
}