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CVE-2021-42040
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-10-06T21:15:07.213 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:09:12.313

Summary

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.

Affected products

mediawiki — mediawiki

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References

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