7.5high
CVE-2008-6549
MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function
Also known as GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8, PYSEC-2009-12
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · GitHub
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The password_checker function in config/multiconfig.py in MoinMoin 1.6.1 uses the cracklib and python-crack features even though they are not thread-safe, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via unknown vectors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | moin | <1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- moinmo.in /SecurityFixes · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- hg.moinmo.in /moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /48876 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549 · advisory
- github.com /moinwiki/moin · package
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-12.yaml · web
- web.archive.org /web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes · web
- web.archive.org /web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-6549
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8
- NVD: CVE-2008-6549
- OSV: PYSEC-2009-12
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