MEDIUM
checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username
Published Feb 28, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.43%
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
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.02
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.43% 0.02427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02427
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02427) | 83.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02427) | 82.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00834) | 72.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 87.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000032 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://checkpw.sourceforge.net/checkpw/changes.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/995575/index.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN34790526/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNVendor Advisory | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000032 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner jpcert
Published Feb 28, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 8, 2015
Link CVE-2015-0885
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a