CVE-2008-6549 (GCVE-0-2008-6549)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-30 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://osvdb.org/48876 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
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