CVE-2014-9487

Description

The getid3 library in MediaWiki before 1.24.1, 1.23.8, 1.22.15 and 1.19.23 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack. NOTE: Related to CVE-2014-2053.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/13 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-December/000173.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175828 third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9487?
CVE-2014-9487 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9487?
To fix CVE-2014-9487, 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-2014-9487 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9487 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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