CVE catalog

CVE-2015-0885

checkpw: CVE-2015-0885

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.43% · Oct 25, 2026

checkpw 1.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -- (dash dash) in a username.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiancheckpwtrixie1.02-5fixed
Debiancheckpwbookworm1.02-3fixed
Ubuntucheckpw14.041.02-1vulnerable
Ubuntucheckpw14.041.02-1+deb6u1build0.14.04.1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiancheckpwsourcetrixie1.02-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[780139]
Debiancheckpwsourcebookworm1.02-1.1not yet assignedNot reported[780139]
Ubuntucheckpwdeb14.041.02-1+deb6u1build0.14.04.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0885Not reported

[Debian bug #780139]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [checkpw]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.02-3 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.02-1.1

      dsa · checkpw · debian · bookworm; dsa · checkpw · debian · 12

    • 1.02-3 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.02-1.1

      dsa · checkpw · debian · bookworm; dsa · checkpw · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [checkpw]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.02-5 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.02-1.1

      dsa · checkpw · debian · 13

    • 1.02-5 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.02-1.1

      dsa · checkpw · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]