CVE-2012-0785
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2020 at 04:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsJenkinsJenkinsEnterprise
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Hash collision attack vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.447, Jenkins LTS before 1.424.2, and Jenkins Enterprise by CloudBees 1.424.x before 1.424.2.1 and 1.400.x before 1.400.0.11 could allow remote attackers to cause a considerable CPU load, aka "the Hash DoS attack."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.400.0 ≤ v < 1.400.0.111.424.0 ≤ v < 1.424.2.1
Affected range stops below 1.400.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.424.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.424.2v < 1.447
Affected range stops below 1.424.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.447, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise· Jenkinsjenkins-plugin
60%1.400 ≤ v < 1.400.0.111.424 ≤ v < 1.424.2.1
Affected range stops below 1.400.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.424.2.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/8x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0785x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2012-01-12/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0785x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-01-12CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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