CVE-2015-2942

MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory…

published April 13, 2015

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large number of nested entity references in an (1) SVG file or (2) XMP metadata in a PDF file, aka a "billion laughs attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2937.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02814 · 86.4th percentile
Published
2015-04-13T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 APR 14:00Z
    MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory…
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