CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
91.7%
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.
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:200
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3
www.securityfocus.com/bid/73477
lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html
phabricator.wikimedia.org/T64685
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05