# CVE-2014-9016: 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 allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2014-11-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3
- https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59164
- https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59814
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35415
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/wordpress_long_password_dos.rb
- https://github.com/Primus27/WordPress-Long-Password-Denial-of-Service
- https://github.com/c0r3dump3d/wp_drupal_timing_attack

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