CVE detail

CVE-2012-6702 — CVE-2012-6702

Published 2016-06-16 · Modified 2026-06-16 · Vendor libexpat_project · Product libexpat · Source nvd

MEDIUM

severity

CVSS-derived band

5.9

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0237

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

82.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

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.

Remediation

No vendor-published fix data in our corpus for this CVE. Check the references below or the vendor's PSIRT / security advisories page.

References

cvedb.io · NVD · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS · vendor advisories (CVE Program List v5). Informational only, no warranty — verify every remediation against the vendor advisory before acting on it. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD, CISA, FIRST.org or any vendor named. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.