CVE-2014-9016
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 79.06% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 December 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- drupal/drupal · secure password hashes project/secure passwords hashes · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 79.1% on 28 October 2026 to 79.1% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59164Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59814Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006Vendor Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59164Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59814Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006Vendor Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.