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CVE-2012-0839

5.0 · MEDIUM

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 cons…

Published Feb 8, 2012inriaCWE-20EPSS 2.65%

Overview

CVE-2012-0839 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting inria ocaml. It was published on February 8, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from inria. Update ocaml to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
inriaocaml0Affected

References

Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/1Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/2Refsecunia.com/advisories/47853Refwww.mail-archive.com/caml-list%40inria.fr/msg01477.htmlRefwww.mail-archive.com/caml-list%40inria.fr/msg01478.htmlRefwww.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdfRefwww.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.htmlRefopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/1Refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/07/2Refsecunia.com/advisories/47853

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0839?

CVE-2012-0839 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting inria ocaml. It was published on February 8, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2012-0839?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-0839?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from inria. Update ocaml to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-0839?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-0839 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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