CVE-2012-6702
expat - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.72%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-6702
To remediate CVE-2012-6702, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/expat—upgrade to 2.2.0-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.1-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.0-1+deb7u4 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.0-6+deb8u3 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2012-6702 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 2.2.0-r0
- from 0, < 2.1.1-3
- from 0, < 2.1.0-1+deb7u4
- from 0, < 2.1.0-6+deb8u3
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |