CVE-2011-4462

plone: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS (oCERT-2011-003)

Published Dec 30, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Plone 4.1.3 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0022 Plone 4.1.3 and earlier computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pcwm-8jc3-qxvj Plone Denial of Service vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 17, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 30, 2011, 1:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 28, 2011, 12:00 AM