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.
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EUVD-2012-4810 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T23:51:59.586Z
Reserved: 2012-09-09T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2012-4885
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-09-09T21:55:07.510
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-4885
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