CVE-2012-0840 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library, specifically affecting versions through 1.4.5. This flaw allows attackers to cause high CPU consumption by exploiting predictable hash collisions in applications utilizing APR's hash table functionality. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium), it is a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-36669) exists, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2-devCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime:0.9.2-dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:portable_runtime:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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