| CVE-2015-2942 | Date: (C)2015-04-14 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 7.1 |
| Exploit Score: 8.6 |
| Impact Score: 6.9 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: NONE |
| Integrity: NONE |
| Availability: COMPLETE |
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