CVE-2009-3525
published 2009-10-05CVE-2009-3525: The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers…
PriorityP333high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.24%
65.4th percentile
The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| xen | xen | — | — |
| xen | xen | — | — |
| xen | xen | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
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Red Hat
Xen: PyGrub missing support for password configuration command
vendor_redhat·2009-08-25·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2009-3525 [HIGH] Xen: PyGrub missing support for password configuration command
Xen: PyGrub missing support for password configuration command
The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
GHSA
GHSA-8xjx-475c-5hjg: The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02
CVE-2009-3525 [HIGH] GHSA-8xjx-475c-5hjg: The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3
The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
No detection rules found.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36908http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/25/1http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1472.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36523http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022950http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/8f783adc0ee3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740#c0https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9466http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36908http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/25/1http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1472.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36523http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022950http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/8f783adc0ee3https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740#c0https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9466
2009-10-05
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