5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9016
"Drupal Password Hashing API and Secure Password Hashes DoS"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 24, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2021, 12:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-9016 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9016 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Drupal drupal
1 Secure_password_hashes_project secure_passwords_hashes
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-9016.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/59164 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59814 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006 Vendor Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Exhaust WordPress <V5.0.1 resources using long passwords (CVE-2014-9016)

Python

Updated: 4 years, 7 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 8, 2020, 3:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Python scripts to exploit CVE-2014-9016 and CVE-2014-9034

Python

Updated: 5 years, 1 month ago
13 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Dec. 1, 2014, 2:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9016 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9016 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/59164 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/59164 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/59814 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/59814 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Vendor Advisory https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.x-2.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0 up to (excluding) 7.34 *cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:* versions from (including) 6.x-2.0 up to (excluding) 6.x-2.1
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.33 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59814
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:6.x-2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:6.x-2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:drupal:drupal:7.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:secure_password_hashes_project:secure_passwords_hashes:6.x-2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 No Types Assigned https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006 No Types Assigned https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 No Types Assigned https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-20
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9016 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9016 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.62 }} 0.62%

score

0.92707

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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