Unscored severity · published Jul 3, 2012
CVE-2012-0876
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…
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CVSS
5.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.7% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libexpat · Libexpat Project
before 2.1.0 · source: NVD
PY
Python · Python
2.6.0 before 2.6.8; 2.7.0 before 2.7.3; 3.1.0 before 3.1.5; 3.2.0 before 3.2.3 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.3 · source: NVD
ST
Storage · Redhat
2.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
8.04; 10.04; 11.04; 11.10; 12.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0876
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0876
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.python.org/issue13703#msg151870
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
Broken Link
http://mail.libexpat.org/pipermail/expat-discuss/2012-March/002768.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
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