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.
References (20)
Core 20
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_of
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1026723
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0326
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (50)
apple/iphone_os
1.0.0
apple/iphone_os
1.0.1
apple/iphone_os
1.0.2
apple/iphone_os
1.1.0
apple/iphone_os
1.1.1
apple/iphone_os
1.1.2
apple/iphone_os
1.1.3
apple/iphone_os
1.1.4
apple/iphone_os
1.1.5
apple/iphone_os
2.0
... and 40 more
Published
Dec 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026