CVE-2008-6549 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Moinmoin

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Moinmo Moinmoin
Timeline
PublishedMar 30
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmoinmo/moinmoin1.6.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function↗2022-05-17
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OSV
MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2008-6549: The password_checker function in config/multiconfig↗2009-03-30
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CVE-2008-6549 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | cvebase