CVE-2012-0840

Apache APR <1.4.5 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

tables/apr_hash.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library through 1.4.5 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 input to an application that maintains a hash table.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Moritz Muehlenhoff · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36669

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73096
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/08/3
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:019
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47862
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24439.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24472.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/09/1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24473.html

Scores

EPSS 0.3718
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (35)
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.1
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.2
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.2-dev
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.3
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.3-dev
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.4
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.5
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.6
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.7
apache/portable_runtime 0.9.7-dev
... and 25 more
Published Feb 10, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026