CVE-2014-9016 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 82.2% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass) module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.1 for Drupal allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 82.23% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-11-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| drupal | drupal |
| secure password hashes project | secure passwords hashes |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Drupal < 7.34 - Denial of Service | 2014-12-01 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59814
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59814
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375
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