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CVE-2008-6549

N/A
Published: March 30, 2009 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMoinmoin

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/48876

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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