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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.24.0 (including) | 1.24.0 (including) |
| Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.24.1 (including) | 1.24.1 (including) |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Mediawiki | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05