MediumFix available
expat, libxmltok — security advisory
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.
- Products
- expat, libxmltok
- Affected versions
- 1.2-4, 1.2-4.1, 1.2-4.1~exp1, 1.2-4.2
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.1-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-6702
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6702
expat
Fixed versions: 2.1.1-3
expat
Fixed versions: 2.1.1-3
expat
Fixed versions: 2.1.1-3
libxmltok
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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