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.




{
  "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"
    }
  ]
}


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