CVE - CVE-2012-0840

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-0840	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
tables/apr_hash.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library through 1.4.5 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 input to an application that maintains a hash table.
References
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CONFIRM:http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1231605&view=rev MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2012:019 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:019~~ (Obsolete source) MLIST:[apr-commits] 20120115 svn commit: r1231605 - /apr/apr/trunk/tables/apr_hash.c URL:http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/apr-commits/201201.mbox/%3C20120115003715.071D423888FD@eris.apache.org%3E MLIST:[dev] 20120105 Hash collision vectors in APR? URL:http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24439.html MLIST:[dev] 20120113 Re: Hash collision vectors in APR? URL:http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24472.html MLIST:[dev] 20120114 Re: Hash collision vectors in APR? URL:http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg24473.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20120208 CVE request: apr - Hash DoS vulnerability URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/08/3 MLIST:[oss-security] 20120208 Re: CVE request: apr - Hash DoS vulnerability URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/09/1 SECUNIA:47862 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/47862 XF:apacheapr-hash-dos(73096) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73096
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120119	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20120119)
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