{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-2019", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Simple Machines Forum (SMF), probably 1.1.4, relies on \"randomly generated static\" to hinder brute-force attacks on the WAV file (aka audio) CAPTCHA, which allows remote attackers to pass the CAPTCHA test via an automated attack that considers Hamming distances. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2007-3308." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "smf-captcha-weak-security(42150)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42150" }, { "name": "3836", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3836" }, { "name": "28866", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28866" }, { "name": "20080419 Deciphering the Simple Machines Forum audio Captcha", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491128/100/0/threaded" }, { "name": "http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=6" }, { "name": "http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?P=c3696c2022b54fa50c5f341bf5710aa3&topic=236816.0", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?P=c3696c2022b54fa50c5f341bf5710aa3&topic=236816.0" } ] } }