Description

An 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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2021-42040

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2021-42040 CWE-835 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities