CVE-2023-4949
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.7 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Nov 10, 2023
Updated: Nov 20, 2023
CWE ID 119
CWE ID 787
CWE ID 190
Summary
CVE-2023-4949 is a local vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to a system's disk or external drive to exploit a memory corruption issue in grub-legacy's XFS file system implementation. By presenting a modified XFS partition, the attacker can manipulate grub-legacy, potentially gaining unauthorized system access or executing malicious code. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securing local access to systems and keeping software up-to-date to mitigate risks.
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Affected Products
- GNU GRUB
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