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ELSA-2012-0987 Low: Oracle Linux sblim-cim-client2 security update

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ELSA-2012-0987 Low: Oracle Linux sblim-cim-client2 security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/02/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/17/2012
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

internal/cimxml/sax/NodeFactory.java in Standards-Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (SBLIM) Common Information Model (CIM) Client (aka sblim-cim-client2) before 2.1.12 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 a crafted XML file.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sblim-cim-client2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sblim-cim-client2-javadoc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sblim-cim-client2-manual

References

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