CVE-2012-5372

Published Nov 28, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-5291 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2012, 1:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM