Improper input validation in Inria Ocaml
CVE-2012-0839
OCaml 3.12.1 and earlier 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 input to an application that maintains a hash table.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.027 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Inria Ocaml — versions 1.07, 2.02, 2.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
- www.mail-archive.com/caml-list@inria.fr/msg01477.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/47853 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/caml-list@inria.fr/msg01478.html (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/2 (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/1 (mailing-list)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0839?
- CVE-2012-0839 is a vulnerability in Inria Ocaml, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-02-08.
- Is CVE-2012-0839 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.