CVE-2012-4885
Publication date 9 September 2012
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
mediawiki | ||
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
References
Other references
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4885