CVE-2011-4957
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 27, 2012
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 23, 2011
Description
The make_clickable function in wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.1.1 does not properly check URLs before passing them to the PCRE library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a comment with a crafted URL that triggers many recursive calls.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE-request: WordPress 3.1.1mailing-list
- 44038third-party-advisory
- http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/
- http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16892
- 49138third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE-request: WordPress 3.1.1mailing-list
- DSA-2470vendor-advisory
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