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PYSEC-2009-12

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2009-03-30 01:30 - Updated: 2024-11-25 18:35

Details

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.

Impacted products

Name	purl
moin	pkg:pypi/moin

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "moin",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/moin"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            },
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              "fixed": "1.6.1"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-6549",
    "GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2009-12",
  "modified": "2024-11-25T18:35:18.357593Z",
  "published": "2009-03-30T01:30:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/48876"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2008-6549 (GCVE-0-2008-6549)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-30 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:46

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2261 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
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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GHSA-WJJC-M3FC-FCM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:52 – Updated: 2024-11-26 18:40

Summary

MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function

Details

The password_checker function in config/multiconfig.py in MoinMoin prior to version 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

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "moin"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-6549"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-09T19:33:55Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-03-30T01:30:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8",
  "modified": "2024-11-26T18:40:12Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:52:47Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/moinwiki/moin"
    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546"
    }
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}

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