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CVE-2012-0841

Published: 22 February 2012

libxml2 before 2.8.0 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 crafted XML data.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy
Released (2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.8)
lucid
Released (2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.4)
maverick
Released (2.7.7.dfsg-4ubuntu0.4)
natty
Released (2.7.8.dfsg-2ubuntu0.3)
oneiric
Released (2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.2)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
other: http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8973d58b7498fa5100a876815476b81fd1a2412a
vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417
vendor: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html