PT-2012-4778
CVE-2012-3514
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Published
2012-08-25
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Updated
2014-02-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OCaml Xml-Light Library versions prior to r234
Description
The issue allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, by triggering hash collisions predictably. This is due to the library's computation of hash values without proper restrictions.
Recommendations
For versions prior to r234, update to version r234 or later to resolve the issue.
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