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CVE-2012-0785

Hash collision attack vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.447, Jenkins LTS before 1.424.2, and Jenkins Enterprise by CloudBees 1.424.x before 1.424.2.1 and 1.400.x before 1.400.0.11 could allow remote attackers to cause a considerable CPU load, aka "the Hash DoS attack."

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from cloudbees, from jenkins organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-02-24T17:15:13.590

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:35:43.290

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cloudbees	jenkins	< 1.400.0.11	Yes
Application	cloudbees	jenkins	< 1.424.2.1	Yes
Application	jenkins	jenkins	< 1.424.2	Yes
Application	jenkins	jenkins	< 1.447	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0785 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2012-01-12/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0785 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-01-12 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0785 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2012-01-12/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0785 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cloudbees.com/jenkins-security-advisory-2012-01-12 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cloudbees's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.