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    CVE-2012-0841

    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.

    Published:Feb 21, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 21, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00725
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxml2

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1026723
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
    http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
    http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1026723
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
    http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
    http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High