CVE-2008-6549 | BDVDB-2026-35798 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
http://osvdb.org/48876

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-03-30Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.