CVE-2016-4484

The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.71%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record: CVE-2016-4484
CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2016-4484
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5471 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2016-5471
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv5v-vgx2-hgvr 6.8

The Debian initrd script for the cryptsetup package 2:1.7.3-2 and earlier allows physically...

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.

Record: GHSA-gv5v-vgx2-hgvr
CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.8

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.

Record: CVE-2016-4484
CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4484 6.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4484
CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484 6.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4484
CVSS 3.0: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cryptsetup project cryptsetup

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cryptsetup` Debian:12	before 2:1.7.3-2	2:1.7.3-2
`cryptsetup` Debian:13	before 2:1.7.3-2	2:1.7.3-2
`cryptsetup` Debian:14	before 2:1.7.3-2	2:1.7.3-2
`cryptsetup` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.4.3-4ubuntu42:1.6.1-1ubuntu1	None known
`cryptsetup` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.6.6-5ubuntu22:1.6.6-5ubuntu2.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4484 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Cryptsetup Project Cryptsetup, published January 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in cryptsetup 2:1.7.3-2.

References

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