CVE-2015-6735 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service by resetting transcodes in the TimedMediaHandler extension for MediaWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6735?
CVE-2015-6735 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6735?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Timedmediahandler Project Timedmediahandler.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6735?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6735 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-6735 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6735 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvmw-cfrm-qrqp.