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CVE-2015-0885

Published: Feb 28, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
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
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0885
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a – (dash dash) in a username.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
CheckpwUbuntulucid*
CheckpwUbuntuprecise*
CheckpwUbuntutrusty*
CheckpwUbuntuupstream*
CheckpwUbuntuutopic*

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