CVE-2008-6549

NameCVE-2008-6549
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
moin (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.9.8-1+deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1.9.9-1+deb9u2fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1.9.9-1+deb10u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
moinsource(unstable)1.6.2-1low

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