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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in TimedMediaHandler Extension on MediaWiki (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Reset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The reset functionality in the TimedMediaHandler extension for MediaWiki does not create a new transcode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (transcode deletion) by resetting a transcode.
The weakness was disclosed 09/01/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6735 since 08/27/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85698 (Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123934 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2015-13920)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85698), SecurityFocus (BID 76362†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52481†). The entries VDB-77534, VDB-77539, VDB-77540 and VDB-77541 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Nessus ID: 85698
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
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Timeline
08/12/2015 🔍08/27/2015 🔍
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06/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6735 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 76362 - MediaWiki Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 52481 - Mediawiki Remote DoS Vulnerability in TimedMediaHandler Extension - CVE-2015-6735, Medium
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Entry
Created: 09/03/2015 10:22 AMUpdated: 06/14/2022 08:31 AM
Changes: 09/03/2015 10:22 AM (52), 12/09/2017 12:03 PM (15), 06/14/2022 08:31 AM (3)
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