python: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS (oCERT-2011-003)

Python before 2.6.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, 3.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.3 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 input to an application...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: rgmanager security, bug fix, and enhancement update

An updated rgmanager package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds multiple enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score,...

Wiki clone products vulnerable to denial of service attacks

Overview Wiki clones allow a user via a web browser to edit documents on the web server. Some products of Wiki clones contain a vulnerability which consumes large amounts of CPU and memory resources when handling a particular request. Impact A remote attacker could execute a DoS denial of service...