{"cve":"CVE-2008-6549","nvd":{"published":"2009-03-30T01:30:00.517","modified":"2026-06-16T23:02:26.007","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546","http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes","http://osvdb.org/48876","http://hg.moinmo.in/moin/1.6/rev/35ff7a9b1546","http://moinmo.in/SecurityFixes"],"products":["moinmo:moinmoin"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6549","score":0.01484,"percentile":0.73983,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wjjc-m3fc-fcm8","summary":"MoinMoin Denial of Service vulnerability via password_checker function","modified":"2024-11-26T18:40:12Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"moin","purl":"pkg:pypi/moin","ranges":["<1.6.1"],"fixed":["1.6.1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2009-12","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2009-12","summary":"","modified":"2024-11-25T22:42:05.365810Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"moin","purl":"pkg:pypi/moin","ranges":["<1.6.1"],"fixed":["1.6.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}