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CVE-2012-0876

Published: Jul 3, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

49504
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1527-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51040
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2012:0731
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
52379
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2016:0062
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
DSA-2525
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDVSA-2012:041
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
RHSA-2016:2957
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-1613-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
51024
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1613-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU

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