Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html