Description
The reset functionality in the TimedMediaHandler extension for MediaWiki does not create a new transcode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (transcode deletion) by resetting a transcode.
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T100211
- GLSA-201510-05 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150827 Re: CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150812 CVE Request: MediaWiki 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10 mailing-list
- [MediaWiki-announce] 20150810 MediaWiki Security and Maintenance Releases: 1.25.2, 1.24.3, 1.23.10 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2015-13920 vendor-advisory
- 76362 vdb-entry