DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4885
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885
Upstream
Published
2012-09-09T21:55:07Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mediawiki

Package

Name
mediawiki
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.19.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885.json"

Debian:13 / mediawiki

Package

Name
mediawiki
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.19.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885.json"

Debian:14 / mediawiki

Package

Name
mediawiki
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mediawiki?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.19.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4885.json"