CVE-2008-6549
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.5% (74th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-0008)
- Published
- March 30, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0008 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- moinmo / moinmoin
References
- http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546(Exploit)
- http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes(Vendor Advisory)
- http://osvdb.org/48876
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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