gsd-2012-0876
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
The XML parser (xmlparse.c) in expat before 2.1.0 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 an XML file with many identifiers with the same value.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2012-0876


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