CVE-2008-6549: MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function
(updated )
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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8
- github.com/moinwiki/moin
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/moin/PYSEC-2009-12.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6549
- web.archive.org/web/20080410051007/http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes
- web.archive.org/web/20211206185024/http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546
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