Improper Data Handling Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.0.1+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363628
- published 25 Nov 2014
- disclosed 25 Nov 2014
Introduced: 25 Nov 2014
CVE-2014-9034 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.0.1+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9034
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30467
- https://wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:233
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35413