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CVE-2012-0039

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0039 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in GLib versions 2.31.8 and earlier, specifically within the g_str_hash function. Attackers can exploit this by crafting input that triggers predictable hash collisions, leading to high CPU consumption in applications using hash tables. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.31.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.12-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:1.1.12-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0216 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: glib2
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: glib2
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: glib2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0039Moderate

glib2: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS

May 29, 2003

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
mail.gnome.org / archives/gtk-devel-list/2003-May/msg00111.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/12
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi