CVE-2021-42040

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-42040
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-06 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-10-14 18:52:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

References

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⚓ T287347 Loops can cause php-fpm exhaustion MISC phabricator.wikimedia.org
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I0caf6f129f94612b5bcf406a171aa5ffedea1f80 MISC gerrit.wikimedia.org
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