UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6702

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6702

    Published: 31 Dec 2012Last Modified: 27 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-6702

    Summary:

    Details: Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6702, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/468, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3013-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3010-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6702

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: expat

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-4
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
    2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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