CVE-2015-2936
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.1
Description
MediaWiki 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using PBKDF2 for password hashing, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 |
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2936
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.