CVE-2015-2942
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 13, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 7, 2015
Description
MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large number of nested entity references in an (1) SVG file or (2) XMP metadata in a PDF file, aka a "billion laughs attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2937.
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
- GLSA-201510-05vendor-advisory
- 73477vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20150407 Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150331 CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24mailing-list
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20150331 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2mailing-list
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85848
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