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CVE-2012-5372 Details

Description

Rubinius computes hash values without properly 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, as demonstrated by a universal multicollision attack against the MurmurHash3 algorithm.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17 CVE
http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf CVEExploit
https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf CVEExploit
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2012-001.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56670 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rubinius rubinius
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rubinius:rubinius:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5372
NVD Published Date:
Nov 28, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-5372 Details - Not Deferred