CVE-2011-5034

Description

Apache Geronimo 2.2.1 and earlier 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. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-4461.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 66.46% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/FireFart/HashCollision-DOS-POC/blob/master/HashtablePOC.py
http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/47412 third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934 third party advisory us government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2011-12/0181.html mailing list
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8dc1a0ae0e0cf9d2494b8cbd66562f99331c4cf635e7781850a9b9ba%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5034?
CVE-2011-5034 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-5034?
To fix CVE-2011-5034, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-5034 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-5034 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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