CVE-2008-6549

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-6549.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-6549

Aliases

GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8
PYSEC-2009-12

Withdrawn

2024-06-30T13:40:11.721928Z

Published

2009-03-30T01:30:00Z

Modified

2024-11-25T22:42:28.385100Z

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
http://osvdb.org/48876

Affected packages

Debian:10 / moin

Package

Name: moin
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/moin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}