CVE-2013-4577
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows...
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
CVE-2013-4577- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
CVE-2013-4577- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4435 No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4435- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mm6-f25m-73r7 No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows...
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
GHSA-2mm6-f25m-73r7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
CVE-2013-4577- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4577 No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4577- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4577 No score
A certain Debian patch for GNU GRUB uses world-readable permissions for grub.cfg, which allows local users to obtain password hashes, as demonstrated by reading the password_pbkdf2 directive in the file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4577- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4577 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Grub, published May 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in grub2 2.00-20.