CVE-2012-4885 | BDVDB-2026-52269 Detail
Description#
The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.