CVE-2012-0876 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the XML parser (xmlparse.c) of expat versions prior to 2.1.0, affecting products from vendors like Canonical, Debian, Oracle, Python, and Red Hat. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause high CPU consumption by exploiting predictable hash collisions with an XML file containing many identical identifiers. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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