MediaWiki up to 1.5.x infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MediaWiki up to 1.5.x. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0322. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.5.x (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability the edit comment formatting functionality in MediaWiki 1.5.x before 1.5.6 and 1.4.x before 1.4.14 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via "certain malformed links."

The weakness was shared 01/19/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0322 since 01/19/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.5.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24478) and Secunia (SA18711†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.5.x

Timelineinfo

01/19/2006 🔍
01/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
02/03/2006 +15 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3324 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +819 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0322 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0322
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28404
X-Force: 24478 - MediaWiki edit comment formatting denial of service
Secunia: 18711 - MediaWiki Edit Comment Formatting Denial of Service, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-0392

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/08/2017 23:46
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (50), 06/08/2017 23:46 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:5B2:103

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