CVE-2014-9034

Description

wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 72.48% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wordpress.org Vendor Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12 mailing list
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30467 vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233 vendor advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9034?
CVE-2014-9034 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9034?
To fix CVE-2014-9034, 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-2014-9034 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9034 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~72% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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