ocaml-xml-light: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS
Published Aug 25, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ r233
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ocaml-xml-light
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ocaml-xml-light | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 73.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 70.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 62.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.66% (0.01660) | 70.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00490) | 63.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 57.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 56.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 54.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50311 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:107 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787890 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3514
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0266 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3514
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50311 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:107 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55114 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3514 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787890 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3514 | ||
| https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0266 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3514 |
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