ghsa-q8w9-7fww-v592
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:07
Modified
2025-04-11 03:58
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-0876"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-07-03T19:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-q8w9-7fww-v592",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:58:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:07:39Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0876"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10365"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT205637"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.python.org/issue13703#msg151870"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://mail.libexpat.org/pipermail/expat-discuss/2012-March/002768.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/49504"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51024"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525"
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2"
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  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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