Vulnerability CVE-2012-6702
Published: 2016-06-16

Description:
Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.

Type:

CWE-310

 (Cryptographic Issues)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Libexpat -> Expat 
Google -> Android 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
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