CVE-2012-0841
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.
Published at
2012-12-21T05:46Z
4006 days ago
Modified
2023-02-13T00:23Z
300 days ago
CWE-399
Problem type
References
GET https://vulnerabilitydata.com/api/details/CVE-2012-0841
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