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CVE-2012-6702

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Published: Jun 16, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Expat, when used in a parser that has not called XML_SetHashSalt or passed it a seed of 0, makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via vectors involving use of the srand function.

Affected (11)

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Libexpat
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
1 product
Debian Linux
1 product
Android
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Before 2.2.0
Configuration B
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 12.04
Version 14.04
Version 15.10
Version 16.04
Version 8.0
Google
Version 4.4.4
Version 5.0.2
Version 5.1.1
Version 6.0.1
Version 6.0

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References (16)

Source: security@opentext.com
Source: security@opentext.com
Source: security@opentext.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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