Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-0885 (CCN-101233)

Assigned:2015-02-27
Published:2015-02-27
Updated:2015-09-24
Summary:checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: checkpw Web page
checkpw

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-0885

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.html

Source: CCN
Type: JVN#34790526
checkpw vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

Source: JVN
Type: Vendor Advisory
JVN#34790526

Source: JVNDB
Type: Vendor Advisory
JVNDB-2015-000032

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3192

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
checkpw-cve20150885-dos(101233)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-0885

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:checkpw_project:checkpw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.02)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:48
    P
    		DSA-3192-1 -- checkpw -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20150885000
    V
    		CVE-2015-0885 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-02-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20150885000
    V
    		CVE-2015-0885 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-02-27
    BACK
    debian debian linux 7.0
    checkpw_project checkpw *