VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-6549

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-03-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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