Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-2936

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.

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Affected products

MediaWiki/Mediawiki3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.24.1

Patches

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References

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477nvd
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05nvd

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