CVE-2015-2942

Published Apr 13, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large number of nested entity references in an (1) SVG file or (2) XMP metadata in a PDF file, aka a "billion laughs attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2937.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3027 MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large number of nested entity references in an (1) SVG file or (2) XMP metadata in a PDF file, aka a "billion laughs attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2937.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM