CVE-2015-2936

Description

MediaWiki 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using PBKDF2 for password hashing, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05 vendor advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1 mailing list
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2936?
CVE-2015-2936 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2936?
To fix CVE-2015-2936, 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-2015-2936 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2936 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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