DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6702

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6702
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6702.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6702
Upstream
Published
2016-06-16T18:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:07:45.772232Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/expat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

libxmltok

Package

Name
libxmltok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxmltok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-4
1.2-4.1~exp1
1.2-4.1
1.2-4.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/expat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

libxmltok

Package

Name
libxmltok
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libxmltok?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.2-4
1.2-4.1~exp1
1.2-4.1
1.2-4.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/expat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/expat?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}