CVE-2008-6549

MoinMoin < 1.6.1 - Denial of Service via Thread-Unsafe Password Checker

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/48876

Scores

EPSS 0.0148
EPSS Percentile 71.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
moinmo/moinmoin 1.6.1
pypi/moin 0 - 1.6.1PyPI
Published Mar 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026