CVE-2012-0841
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.7%
libxml2 before 2.8.0 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
secunia.com/advisories/54886
secunia.com/advisories/55568
securitytracker.com/id?1026723
support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
xmlsoft.org/news.html
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of
Related
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.7%