Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-2525-1 | expat security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-1182 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1527-1 | Expat vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1527-2 | XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1613-1 | Python 2.5 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1613-2 | Python 2.4 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5455-1 | xmltok library vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7307-1 | xmltok library vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:27.498Z
Reserved: 2012-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-1148
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-03T19:55:02.757
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-1148
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN