The XML parser (xmlparse.c) in expat before 2.1.0 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 an XML file with many identifiers with the same value.
CVE-2012-0876
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 92.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 3, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (44)
- secalert@redhathttp://bugs.python.org/issue13703#msg151870
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttp://mail.libexpat.org/pipermail/expat-discuss/2012-March/002768.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49504
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51024
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51040
- secalert@redhathttp://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
- secalert@redhathttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=3496608&group_id=10127
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-0876(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python2.4 (2.4.5-1ubuntu4.4) @ hardy | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libxmlrpc-core-c3-0 (1.16.32-0ubuntu4.1) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libexpat1 (2.0.1-7ubuntu3.11.04.1) @ natty | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python2.5 (2.5.2-2ubuntu6.2) @ hardy | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | patch | 2017-11-16 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | expat | 2016-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | expat-0:2.0.1-11.el6_2 | 2012-06-13 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2012:0731MODERATE2012-03-03
RHSA-2012:0731 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0062MODERATE2012-03-03
RHSA-2016:0062 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2957MODERATE2012-03-03
RHSA-2016:2957 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-1527-1MEDIUM
Expat vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1527-2MEDIUM
XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1613-1MEDIUM
Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1613-2MEDIUM
Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
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