CVE-2015-2936
EPSS 1.9%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-2936
To remediate CVE-2015-2936, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/mediawiki—upgrade to 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3 or later
Is CVE-2015-2936 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3