CVE-2012-4885
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 9, 2012
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 9, 2012
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.
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] 20120323 CVEs for MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2mailing-list
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2mailing-list
- 48504third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.17.3mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2mailing-list
- 52689vdb-entry
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