The XML-RPC system in Drupal 6.x before 6.38 and 7.x before 7.43 might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks via a large number of calls made at once to the same method.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian_linux | Debian | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Debian_linux | Debian | 8.0 (including) | 8.0 (including) |
| Drupal6 | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Drupal6 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Drupal7 | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/10
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2016-001