CVE-2012-6702
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (12)
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references (20)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1cnnvd
- https://sourceforge.net/p/expat/code_git/ci/07cc2fcacf81b32b2e06aa918df51756525240c0/cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483enisa_euvd
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