CVE-2012-3514

Publication date 25 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xml-light	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	13.04 raring	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/50311
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3514