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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0876
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0876
Aliases CVE-2012-0876
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0876.json
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.text.xml.expat.bugs/month=20120301
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0876
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1527-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1527-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1613-2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0876
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/1

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Patch URL
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There are no known vectors.

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