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CVE-2012-0841
Published: Dec 21, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-8
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
SUSE-SU-2013:1627
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2012:0324
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20120222 libxml2: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2013:0217
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1026723
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
54886
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-2417
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
x_refsource_MISC
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of
x_refsource_CONFIRM
55568
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
52107
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MDVSA-2013:150
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
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