CVE-2014-9016
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass)...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-9016- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-9016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8844 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8844- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfc7-w9hw-779w No score
The password hashing API in Drupal 7.x before 7.34 and the Secure Password Hashes (aka phpass)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cfc7-w9hw-779w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0492 No score
Updated drupal packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated drupal packages fix security vulnerability:
Aaron Averill discovered that a specially crafted request can give a user access to another user's session, allowing an attacker to hijack a random session (CVE-2014-9015).
Michael Cullum, Javier Nieto and Andres Rojas Guerrero discovered that the password hashing API allows an attacker to send specially crafted requests resulting in CPU and memory exhaustion. This may lead to the site becoming unavailable or unresponsive (denial of service) (CVE-2014-9016). anonymous users (CVE-2014-9016).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9016 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal7Debian:7 |
before 7.14-2+deb7u8, plus listed versions 7.14-27.14-2+deb7u17.14-2+deb7u1~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u27.14-2+deb7u2~bpo60+1 Show 8 moreShow less7.14-2+deb7u37.14-2+deb7u47.14-2+deb7u4~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u57.14-2+deb7u67.14-2+deb7u6~bpo60+17.14-2+deb7u77.14-2+deb7u7~bpo60+1 |
7.14-2+deb7u8 |
drupalMageia:3 |
before 7.34-1.mga3 | 7.34-1.mga3 |
drupalMageia:4 |
before 7.34-1.mga4 | 7.34-1.mga4 |
drupal7Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.23-17.24-17.24-27.26-17.26-1ubuntu0.17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm17.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm27.26-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Drupal < 7.34 - Denial of Service | 2014-12-01 |
| Metasploit | WordPress Long Password DoS | 2014-11-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | Primus27/WordPress-Long-Password-Denial-of-Service | 2020-02-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | c0r3dump3d/wp_drupal_timing_attack | 2014-12-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9016 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Drupal, published November 20, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in drupal7 7.14-2+deb7u8.
References
drupal.org/node/2378375
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/3
secunia.com/advisories/59164
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debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3075
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9016
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfc7-w9hw-779w
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0492.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14614
drupal.org/drupal-7.33
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9016
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9016