CVE-2012-4885 Affecting mediawiki package, versions <1:1.19.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.56% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MEDIAWIKI-517864
  • published9 Sept 2012
  • disclosed9 Sept 2012

Introduced: 9 Sep 2012

CVE-2012-4885  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mediawiki to version 1:1.19.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mediawiki package and not the mediawiki package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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