{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5037","details":"Google V8 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters, as demonstrated by attacks against Node.js.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:30:51.897982Z","published":"2011-12-30T01:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:44Z","upstream":["CVE-2011-5037"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5037"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903934"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5037"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libv8-3.14","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libv8-3.14@3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1"}]}],"versions":["3.14.5.8-4","3.14.5.8-5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libv8-3.14-dbg","binary_version":"3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libv8-3.14-dev","binary_version":"3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libv8-3.14.5","binary_version":"3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libv8-dev","binary_version":"3.14.5.8-5ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2011/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-5037.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}