CVE-2012-0841

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-02-21

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-0841 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (libxml2)	ELSA-2012-0324	2012-02-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (libxml2)	ELSA-2012-0324	2012-02-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (mingw32-libxml2)	ELSA-2013-0217	2013-01-31

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