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CVE-2012-6702

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 2.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2012-6702
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
2.37%

Original NVD 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.