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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5370
JRuby computes hash values without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers t...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
JRuby 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 MurmurHash2 algorithm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4838.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.6-5"}]}]
Debian:13
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.6-5"}]}]
Debian:14
jruby
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.6-5"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org