CVE-2021-42260

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42260

Severity

7.5

High

CVSS V3

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Description

TinyXML 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.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42260
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x43j-m68c-2qxf
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00019.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00041.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/bugs/141/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6/

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