CVE-2012-0840

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

42.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2012-02-10

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36669

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/47862
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1231605&view=rev
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:019

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry