Vulnerability Details CVE-2012-4885
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.013
EPSS Ranking 79.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
Products affected by CVE-2012-4885
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1