CVE-2012-6051
Google CityHash 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Google CityHash 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- google/cityhash
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17
- http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf
- http://code.google.com/p/cityhash/source/browse/trunk/NEWS
- https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf
- http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17
- http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf
- http://code.google.com/p/cityhash/source/browse/trunk/NEWS
- https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.