pysec - pysec-2009-12

pysec-2009-12

Vulnerability from pysec

Published

2009-03-30 01:30

Modified

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": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

ghsa-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-17 05:52

Modified

2024-11-26 18:40

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

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.

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    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "moin"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.1"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
  },
  "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8",
  "modified": "2024-11-26T18:40:12Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:52:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/moinwiki/moin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-12.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function"
}

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2009-03-30 01:00

Modified

2024-09-17 00:46

Severity ?

CWE

Summary

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-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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pysec-2009-12

Vulnerability from pysec

ghsa-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8

Vulnerability from github

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

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