{"id":"CVE-2012-4885","details":"The wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via certain input, as demonstrated by the padleft function.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:31.105526Z","published":"2012-09-09T21:55:07Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/48504"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22555"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}