Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4885
CVE-2012-4885
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.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.17:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.18:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.17.3, <1.18.2
Patches
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References
8- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48504nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689nvd
- bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cginvd
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