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CVE-2012-2328 json

internal/cimxml/sax/NodeFactory.java in Standards-Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability (SBLIM) Common Information Model (CIM) Clie…

published 2014-02-10 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2321

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • sblim-cim-client2 RHEL 6 2.1.3-2.el6
  • sblim-cim-client2-manual RHEL 6 2.1.3-2.el6
  • sblim-cim-client2-javadoc RHEL 6 2.1.3-2.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0987

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2328 updated cvss 5.0

sblim: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 sblim
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) sblim-cim-client2 2.1.3-2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) sblim-cim-client2 2.1.3-2.el6, sblim-cim-client2-manual 2.1.3-2.el6, sblim-cim-client2-javadoc 2.1.3-2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) sblim-cim-client2 2.1.3-2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) sblim-cim-client2 2.1.3-2.el6, sblim-cim-client2-manual 2.1.3-2.el6, sblim-cim-client2-javadoc 2.1.3-2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0987

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Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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