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CVE-2012-4885
Published: Sep 9, 2012
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20120323 CVEs for MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
mailing-list
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48504
third-party-advisory
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https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
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https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
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[MediaWiki-announce] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.17.3
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20120322 MediaWiki security and maintenance release 1.18.2
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
52689
vdb-entry
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