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CVE-2011-4838
Published: Dec 30, 2011
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
JRuby before 1.6.5.1 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 that maintains a hash table.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
jruby-hash-dos(72019)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://jruby.org/2011/12/27/jruby-1-6-5-1.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
50084
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
47407
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
VU#903934
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
RHSA-2012:1232
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20111228 n.runs-SA-2011.004 - web programming languages and platforms - DoS through hash table
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
GLSA-201207-06
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
x_refsource_MISC
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