Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-5373 (CCN-80299)

Assigned:2012-11-27
Published:2012-11-27
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary:Oracle Java SE 7 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7 and earlier, computes hash values without properly 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, as demonstrated by a universal multicollision attack against the MurmurHash3 algorithm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2739.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-5373

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Web site
Java

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security: Andrea Barisani | 27 Nov
[oCERT-2012-001] multiple implementations denial-of-service via MurmurHash algorithm collision

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2012-001.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 87862
Oracle Java JDK / OpenJDK MurmurHash Implementation Hash Collision Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
56673

Source: CCN
Type: BID-56673
Java CVE-2012-5373 'MurmurHash' Algorithm Hash Collision Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880705

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
java-murmur-hash-dos(80299)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
java-murmur-hash-dos(80299)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:oracle:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.7.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:oracle:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.7.0)
  • OR cpe:/a:oracle:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.7.0)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201253730000000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201253730000000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201253730000000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2012-11-28
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125373000
    V
    CVE-2012-5373 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2012-11-28
    BACK
    oracle jdk *
    oracle jre *
    oracle openjdk *