CVE-2012-4885

MediaWiki 1.17.x < 1.17.3 and 1.18.x < 1.18.2 - Denial of Service via Wikitext Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689

Scores

EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 79.0%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.17 (2 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.17.0 (2 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.17.1
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.17.2
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.18 (2 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.18.0 (2 CPE variants)
mediawiki/mediawiki 1.18.1
Published Sep 09, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026