CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-6549

Published: Mar 30, 2009 | Modified: Mar 30, 2009
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Moinmoin Moinmo 1.6.1 (including) 1.6.1 (including)
Moin Ubuntu gutsy *
Moin Ubuntu upstream *

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