VDB
CVE-2015-2942
CVE-2015-2942
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 1.68% · 82.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.68%
82.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mediawiki | 0, 1:1.27.3-1, 1:1.27.4-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- GLSA-201510-05 (circl)
- 73477 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20150407 Re: CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20150331 CVE request: MediaWiki 1.24.2/1.23.9/1.19.24 (circl)
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20150331 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.19.24, 1.23.9, and 1.24.2 (circl)
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85848 (nist-nvd)
Timeline
- Apr 13, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2942 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2942 third-party-advisory