CVE-2012-0839

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

Published Feb 8, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
OCaml 3.12.1 and earlier 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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0864 OCaml 3.12.1 and earlier 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 8, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 28, 2011, 12:00 AM