Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-2019
CVE-2008-2019
Description
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.1.4
- Range: 1.1.4
Patches
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