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CVE-2012-6051
Google CityHash computes hash values without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows…
Medium5.0EPSS 0.61%
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- mitre
Description
Google CityHash computes hash values without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input to an application that maintains a hash table, as demonstrated by a universal multicollision attack.
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)
- 0.61% · top 51% of all CVEs (3 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 (4)
- http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/cityhash/source/browse/trunk/NEWS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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