MEDIUM
v8: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS (oCERT-2011-003)
Published Dec 30, 2011
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters, as demonstrated by attacks against Node.js.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.44% 0.01445
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01445
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01445) | 72.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 71.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 71.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 76.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 74.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 71.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-5037 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750575 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5037
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5037
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-5037 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750575 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5037 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5037 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 30, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 29, 2011
Link CVE-2011-5037
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a