CVE catalog

CVE-2015-2942

mediawiki: CVE-2015-2942

Severity: Low
Published: Mar 31, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.81% · Oct 27, 2026

MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2, when using HHVM, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large number of nested entity references in an (1) SVG file or (2) XMP metadata in a PDF file, aka a "billion laughs attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2937.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mediawiki	sid	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-3`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	forky	`1:1.43.11+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	trixie	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	trixie-security	`1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	fixed
Debian	mediawiki	bookworm-security	`1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mediawiki	source	sid	`1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	forky	`1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	trixie	`1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	mediawiki	source	bookworm	`1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12
- 1:1.39.17-1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · bookworm; dsa · mediawiki · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mediawiki]Unknown
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
[mediawiki-classes]Unknown
Source package: [mediawiki]
Details (4)
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13
- 1:1.43.9+dfsg-1~deb13u1 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:1.19.20+dfsg-2.3
  dsa · mediawiki · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:51 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]