Vulnerability CVE-2012-3514
Published: 2012-08-25

Description:
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Nicolas cannasse -> Ocaml xml-light library 

 References:
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0266
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55114
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:107
http://secunia.com/advisories/50311
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