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CVE-2015-0885 Details

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
checkpw project checkpw
<= 1.02

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:checkpw_project:checkpw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-0885
NVD Published Date:
Feb 28, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-0885 Details - Not Deferred