CVE-2012-4885

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1	mailing list
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555	vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4885?: CVE-2012-4885 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4885?: To fix CVE-2012-4885, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4885 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4885 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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