CVE-2012-0770

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.47% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026830	vdb entry
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-06.html	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/80008	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48393	third party advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-security-hotfix.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73955	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0770?: CVE-2012-0770 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0770?: To fix CVE-2012-0770, 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-2012-0770 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0770 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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