CVE-2008-6549
MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.54%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-6549
To remediate CVE-2008-6549, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.6.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-6549 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.6.2-1
- from 0, < 1.6.1
- from 0, < 1.6.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |