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cve[email protected]CVE-2012-0876
HistoryJul 03, 2012 - 7:55 p.m.

CVE-2012-0876

2012-07-0319:55:00
CWE-400
web.nvd.nist.gov
187
2
xml parser
expat
hash collisions
denial of service
cve-2012-0876
nvd

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

73.8%

The XML parser (xmlparse.c) in expat before 2.1.0 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 an XML file with many identifiers with the same value.

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6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

73.8%