{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2009-12-01T16:30:01Z",
  "id": "CVE-2009-4128",
  "details": "GNU GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) 2 1.97 only compares the submitted portion of a password with the actual password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to conduct brute force attacks and bypass authentication by submitting a password whose length is 1.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555195"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36968"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54210"
    }
  ]
}