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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Information
Published : 2012-07-03 12:55
Updated : 2022-08-05 07:52
NVD link : CVE-2012-0876
Mitre link : CVE-2012-0876
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CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_eus
- storage
- enterprise_linux_server
python
- python
libexpat_project
- libexpat
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
oracle
- solaris