### [CVE-2012-0841](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0841)
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### Description

libxml2 before 2.8.0 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted XML data.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/akaganeite/CVE4PP