CVE-2015-6733

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201510-05

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

GeSHi, as used in the SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi extension and MediaWiki before 1.23.10, 1.24.x before 1.24.3, and 1.25.x before 1.25.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerabilidad en GeSHi, como se usa en la extensión SyntaxHighligh_GeSHi y MediaWiki en versiones anteriores 1.23.10, 1.24.x en versiones anteriores 1.24.3 y 1.25.x en versiones anteriores a 1.25.2, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de recursos) a través de vectores no especificados.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service. Versions less than 1.25.2 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-08-27 CVE Reserved
2015-09-01 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-06-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/12/6	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/6	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76361	Vdb Entry
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T101608	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165193.html	2016-12-07
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-August/000179.html	2016-12-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05	2016-12-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				<= 1.23.9 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version " <= 1.23.9"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.0 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.0"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.1"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.24.2 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.24.2"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.0 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.0"		-		Affected
Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki"		Mediawiki Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"				1.25.1 Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version "1.25.1"		-		Affected