Description
Rubinius computes hash values without properly restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input to an application that maintains a hash table, as demonstrated by a universal multicollision attack against the MurmurHash3 algorithm.
Affected products
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References
- http://asfws12.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/asfws2012-jean_philippe_aumasson-martin_bosslet-hash_flooding_dos_reloaded.pdf ↗
- https://www.131002.net/data/talks/appsec12_slides.pdf ↗
- http://2012.appsec-forum.ch/conferences/#c17 ↗
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2012-001.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56670 ↗