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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
mediawiki | eq | 1.17.1 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.17 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.17 beta-1 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.17.2 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.17.0 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.17.0 rc1 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.18 beta-1 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.18 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.18.0 rc1 | |
mediawiki | eq | 1.18.1 |
secunia.com/advisories/48504
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html