VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-6702

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

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