CVE-2021-42260

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-42260
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-11 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-12 03:15:00 UTC
DescriptionTinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxmlparser.cpp via the TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 case. It can be triggered by a crafted XML message and leads to a denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Tinyxml Project Tinyxml 2.3.0 beta All All
Application Tinyxml Project Tinyxml 2.3.1 beta All All
Application Tinyxml Project Tinyxml All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 3130-1] tinyxml security update MLIST lists.debian.org
FEDORA-2024-80e6578a01 lists.fedoraproject.org
TinyXML / Bugs / #141 TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 can cause TinyXML DoS MISC sourceforge.net
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: tinyxml-2.6.2-28.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2988-1] tinyxml security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179254 Debian Security Update for tinyxml (DLA 2988-1)
  • 181089 Debian Security Update for tinyxml (DLA 3130-1)
  • 181348 Debian Security Update for tinyxml (CVE-2021-42260)
  • 199989 Ubuntu Security Notification for TinyXML Vulnerability (USN-6542-1)
  • 284854 Fedora Security Update for tinyxml (FEDORA-2024-c9dc0ac419)
  • 285065 Fedora Security Update for tinyxml (FEDORA-2024-80e6578a01)
  • 751341 OpenSUSE Security Update for tinyxml (openSUSE-SU-2021:3639-1)
  • 751351 OpenSUSE Security Update for tinyxml (openSUSE-SU-2021:1474-1)

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