Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Adobe ColdFusion Hash Collision Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48393
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-14
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within certain hash
functions and can be exploited to cause a hash collision resulting in
high CPU consumption.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 8.0, 8.0.1, 9.0, and 9.0.1.
SOLUTION:
Apply patch (please see the vendor's advisory for details).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-06.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-security-hotfix.html
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