| Name | CVE-2015-0885 |
| Description | checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-191-1, DSA-3192-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 780139 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkpw (PTS) | bullseye | 1.02-1.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.02-3 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.02-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| checkpw | source | squeeze | 1.02-1+deb6u1 | DLA-191-1 | ||
| checkpw | source | wheezy | 1.02-1+deb7u1 | DSA-3192-1 | ||
| checkpw | source | (unstable) | 1.02-1.1 | 780139 |