CVE-2015-2936

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.

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateApr 13, 2015, 14:59

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.1

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

COMPLETE

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

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.1

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

COMPLETE