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."

Published: 2020-02-24 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0785 is rated Moderate Risk (53.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.94%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0785

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 29.42% 1.94% -27.48%
2 2025-03-29 1.94% 29.42% +27.48%
3 2025-03-24 — 1.94% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0785

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0785

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2012-0785

GHSA-pchp-c5w8-47gc · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Hash collision attack vulnerability in Jenkins

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0785

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-0785 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (jenkins, jenkins-executable-war, jenkins-winstone), 27 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): DNE 12, not-affected 9, ignored 3, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0785

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0785

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cloudbees jenkins >= 1.400.0, < 1.400.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cloudbees jenkins >= 1.424.0, < 1.424.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cloudbees:jenkins:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
jenkins jenkins < 1.424.2 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
jenkins jenkins < 1.447 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0785

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