Is CVE-2013-4577 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4577 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4577?

CVE-2013-4577 has a CVSS score of 2.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2013-4577?

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CVE-2013-4577 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-264

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GNU
Published: 5/12/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2013-4577

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