CVE-2012-0840

apr: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS

Published Feb 10, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 42.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.2084}

epss

{'score': 0.28626}

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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 10, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 5, 2012, 12:00 AM