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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
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 ↗