VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-0885
checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.43% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · checkpw project/checkpw
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000032Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192
- http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000032Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.