CVE-2012-0841

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 21, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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