Summary
This host is installed with Oracle Java SE and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition via crafted input to an application that maintains a hash table.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is caused by hash functions based on the 'MurmurHash' algorithm, which is vulnerable to predictable hash collisions.
Affected
Oracle Java SE 7 to 7 Update 4
References
- http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/87862
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2012-001.html
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80299
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880705
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5373 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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