CVE-2012-3514
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 computes hash values without restricting the ability to...
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-3514- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-3514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3469 No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9qfm-wr78-fpq2 No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 computes hash values without restricting the ability to...
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-9qfm-wr78-fpq2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-3514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3514 No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-3514 No score
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 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 unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3514 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Nicolas Cannasse Ocaml Xml-light Library, published August 25, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in xml-light 2.2-15.