CVE-2012-0841: apple iphone_os Resource Management Errors
CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2012:0324DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0841DSA-2417-1
Published 21-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-0841 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 21-12-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libxml2 before 2.8.0 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 XML data.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.26% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.26%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
- libxml2< 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.2 | < 0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.4
- libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.2 | < 0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.4
- libxml2-devel< 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.2 | < 0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.4
- libxml2-python< 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.2 | < 0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.4
- libxml2-static< 0:2.7.6-4.el6_2.4
Apple1 product
- iphone_osEOL≤ 6.1.4 | 10.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 4.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.1 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.8 | 4.3.0 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.2 | 4.3.3 | 4.3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.3
Debian1 product
- libxml2< 2.7.8.dfsg-8 | < 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze3
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxml2≤ 2.7.8 | 1.7.0 | 1.7.1 | 1.7.2 | 1.7.3 | 1.7.4 | 1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3 | 1.8.4 | 1.8.5 | 1.8.6 | 1.8.7 | 1.8.9 | 1.8.10 | 1.8.13 | 1.8.14 | 1.8.16 | 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0:beta | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.6 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.11 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.7 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.9 | 2.3.10 | 2.3.11 | 2.3.12 | 2.3.13 | 2.3.14 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | 2.4.8 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.10 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.12 | 2.4.13 | 2.4.14 | 2.4.15 | 2.4.16 | 2.4.17 | 2.4.18 | 2.4.19 | 2.4.20 | 2.4.21 | 2.4.22 | 2.4.23 | 2.4.24 | 2.4.25 | 2.4.26 | 2.4.27 | 2.4.28 | 2.4.29 | 2.4.30 | 2.5.0 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.7 | 2.5.8 | 2.5.10 | 2.5.11 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.8 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.14 | 2.6.16 | 2.6.17 | 2.6.18 | 2.6.20 | 2.6.21 | 2.6.22 | 2.6.23 | 2.6.24 | 2.6.25 | 2.6.26 | 2.6.27 | 2.6.28 | 2.6.29 | 2.6.30 | 2.6.31 | 2.6.32 | 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.2 | 2.7.3 | 2.7.4 | 2.7.5 | 2.7.6 | 2.7.7
4 vendors · 8 products
References
28 links- support.apple.com/kb/HT6001X Refsource CONFIRM
- xmlsoft.org/news.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
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- support.apple.com/kb/HT5934X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846X Refsource MISC
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0841_denial_ofX Refsource CONFIRM