CVE-2015-0885

Description

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

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory jvn.jp Vendor Advisory jvn.jp Vendor Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/index.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192 vendor advisory
http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000032 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0885?
CVE-2015-0885 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0885?
To fix CVE-2015-0885, 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-2015-0885 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-0885 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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