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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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted request.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9016 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from drupal, from secure_password_hashes_project, from debian organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-11-24T15:59:17.920

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	drupal	drupal	< 7.34	Yes
Application	secure_password_hashes_project	secure_passwords_hashes	< 6.x-2.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59164 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59814 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59164 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59814 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-006 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378367 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.drupal.org/node/2378375 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For drupal's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.