CVE-2014-9016

Description

The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 79.79% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org Vendor Advisory drupal.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375	patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3	third party advisory mailing list
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21	third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59164	third party advisory
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367	patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59814	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9016?: CVE-2014-9016 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9016?: To fix CVE-2014-9016, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9016 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-9016 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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