CVE - CVE-2011-4957

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4957	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The make_clickable function in wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.1.1 does not properly check URLs before passing them to the PCRE library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a comment with a crafted URL that triggers many recursive calls.
References
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CONFIRM:http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16892 CONFIRM:http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-1/ DEBIAN:DSA-2470 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2470 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE-request: WordPress 3.1.1 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/17 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE-request: WordPress 3.1.1 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/6 SECUNIA:44038 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/44038 SECUNIA:49138 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49138
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20111223	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111223)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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