--- title: "CVE-2012-5373\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5373?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-5373 Publication date 28 November 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Oracle Java SE 7 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7 and earlier, 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 against the MurmurHash3 algorithm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2739. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5373?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | icedtea-web | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.10 utopic | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | openjdk-6 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 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 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | openjdk-6b18 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | openjdk-7 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 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 | Fixed 7u51-2.4.4-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 | | 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | sun-java5 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | sun-java6 | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Not in release | | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5373?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) no 2.3 update as of 2013/12/20. 2.4/armhf needs to be fixed the MurmurHash3 was introduced in OpenJDK 7 7u9-2.3.3 and OpenJDK 6 6b24-1.11.5 as part of the fix for CVE-2012-2739. icedtea-web not affected (code not present) patches/security/20121016/7158800.patch introduced this (ie murmur3\_32()) per comment #1 in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=880705 SipHash-2-4 is not vulnerable --- ### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie) purported to be fixed in 7u40 ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | openjdk-7 | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5373) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5373) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-5373) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5373) ### Other references * * * * * * * * *