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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS13ampjLW0zZmMtZmNtOM4AAgQE
MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function
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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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: 3 months ago
Identifiers: GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8, CVE-2008-6549
References:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8
Affected Packages
pypi:moin
Dependent packages: 0Dependent repositories: 46
Downloads: 208 last month
Affected Version Ranges: < 1.6.1
Fixed in: 1.6.1
All affected versions:
All unaffected versions: 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4, 1.9.5, 1.9.6, 1.9.7, 1.9.8, 1.9.9, 1.9.10, 1.9.11