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CVE-2012-3514
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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- redhat
Description
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 55114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120820 ocaml-xml-light: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS CVE-2012-3514 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:107 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 50311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0266 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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