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CVE-2012-0770 Detail

Description

Adobe ColdFusion 8.0, 8.0.1, 9.0, and 9.0.1 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/407.html 'CWE-407: Algorithmic Complexity'

Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-security-hotfix.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE
http://osvdb.org/80008 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48393 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-06.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026830 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73955 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0770
NVD Published Date:
03/13/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated