CVE-2015-6735

Description

The reset functionality in the TimedMediaHandler extension for MediaWiki does not create a new transcode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (transcode deletion) by resetting a transcode.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.44% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100211
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6 mailing list
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76362 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6735?
CVE-2015-6735 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6735?
To fix CVE-2015-6735, 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-2015-6735 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-6735 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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