fkie_cve-2012-1148
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2012-07-03 19:55
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49504Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/51024
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/51040
secalert@redhat.comhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
secalert@redhat.comhttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
secalert@redhat.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT205637
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49504Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT205637
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libexpat_project libexpat *
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.1
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.2
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.4
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.5
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.6
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.7
libexpat_project libexpat 1.95.8
libexpat_project libexpat 2.0.0
apple mac_os_x *


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