UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6702

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6702
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6702.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6702
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2012-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:42:59Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

expat

Package

Name
expat
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat@2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-7
2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "expat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "lib64expat1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libexpat1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.14-10?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.33.14-9
1.33.14-10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-10",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-10",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-10",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-10",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-10",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.14-12build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.33.14-11
1.33.14-11.1
1.33.14-12
1.33.14-12build1
1.33.14-12build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-12build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-12build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-12build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-12build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-12build2",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

paraview

Package

Name
paraview
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/paraview@5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.12.1+dfsg-4
5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "paraview"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "paraview-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.13.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "python3-paraview"
        }
    ]
}

sitecopy

Package

Name
sitecopy
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sitecopy@1:0.16.6-16?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.16.6-13
1:0.16.6-14
1:0.16.6-15
1:0.16.6-16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.16.6-16",
            "binary_name": "sitecopy"
        }
    ]
}

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.59.03-7?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.59.03-4
1.59.03-5
1.59.03-6
1.59.03-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++9-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3t64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-util-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-util4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.59.03-7",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

vnc4

Package

Name
vnc4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vnc4@4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5
4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.1
4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.2
4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "vnc4server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu5.0.2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xvnc4viewer"
        }
    ]
}

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.06-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.33-3.2ubuntu3
1.33.06-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.06-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.06-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.06-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.06-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.06-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

insighttoolkit

Package

Name
insighttoolkit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/insighttoolkit@3.20.1+git20120521-6build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.20.1+git20120521-6
3.20.1+git20120521-6build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20.1+git20120521-6build1",
            "binary_name": "insighttoolkit3-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20.1+git20120521-6build1",
            "binary_name": "libinsighttoolkit3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.20.1+git20120521-6build1",
            "binary_name": "libinsighttoolkit3.20"
        }
    ]
}

vnc4

Package

Name
vnc4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vnc4@4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2
4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "vnc4server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xvnc4viewer"
        }
    ]
}

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.14-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.33.14-0.2ubuntu3
1.33.14-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

vnc4

Package

Name
vnc4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vnc4@4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "vnc4server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37.3ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "xvnc4viewer"
        }
    ]
}

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.14-8build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.33.14-7
1.33.14-8
1.33.14-8build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build1",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build1",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

xmlrpc-c

Package

Name
xmlrpc-c
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xmlrpc-c@1.33.14-8build2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.33.14-8build1
1.33.14-8build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-c++8v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build2",
            "binary_name": "libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.33.14-8build2",
            "binary_name": "xmlrpc-api-utils"
        }
    ]
}