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Medium
CVE-2012-4885
The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
- https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555
- http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.17, 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.18, 1.18.0, 1.18.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 9th, 2012
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.