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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0877 · published 22 November 2019
CVE-2012-0877: Python pyxml uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability
Python · Pyxml
PyXML: Hash table collisions CPU usage Denial of Service
7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.9% · top 21.1% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.8
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
PyXML: Hash table collisions CPU usage Denial of Service
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/96 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/11 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0877 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0877 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0877 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/96 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/11 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0877 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0877 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0877 | Third Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0877), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
