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01 Record

CVE-2015-0885

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: jpcert
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 83.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2015-02-28 02:00Z11 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 04:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2015-01-08
Assigning CNA
jpcert
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
9b197ab04b66a6361afc652ca2be9b47cf09df2fbf8579f28168953609c22ab3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
checkpw_projectcheckpwNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • checkpw
    Fixed in 1.02-1.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • checkpw
    Fixed in 1.02-1.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • checkpw
    Fixed in 1.02-1+deb6u1build0.14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.