cve-2012-6702
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-06-16 18:00
Modified
2024-08-06 21:36
Severity ?
Summary
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
security@opentext.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
security@opentext.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8
security@opentext.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
security@opentext.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
security@opentext.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
security@opentext.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
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