CVE-2011-4957

Publication date 27 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wordpress 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

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