CVE-2012-6702
N/A
Published: June 16, 2016 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxAndroidUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.2.0
Affected range stops below 2.2.0, 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:
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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