CVE-2015-0885

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Published Feb 28, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

Configuration 2 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-191-1	checkpw security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3192-1	checkpw security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0895	checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.427% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Checkpw Project Checkpw

Debian Debian Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Feb 28, 2015, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 28, 2015, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM

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