Checkpw up to 1.02 Service resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Checkpw up to 1.02. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.

The weakness was shared 02/27/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0885 since 01/08/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82669 (Debian DLA-191-1 : checkpw security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175329 (Debian Security Update for checkpw (DSA 3192-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82669), SecurityFocus (BID 72856†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49336†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 82669
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-191-1 : checkpw security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703192
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3192-1 (checkpw - security update)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-0885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74329

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SecurityFocus: 72856 - checkpw CVE-2015-0885 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 49336 - checkpw 1.02 and Earlier Remote DoS via Dash Character in a Username, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:26 PM
Updated: 12/01/2024 11:55 PM
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:26 PM (58), 06/24/2017 09:41 AM (9), 05/01/2022 07:55 AM (3), 12/01/2024 11:55 PM (16)
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