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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1148

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1148 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13expat0, 0, 0
Debian:11expat0, 0, 0
Debian:14expat0, 0, 0
Debian:11xmlrpc-c0, 0, 0
Debian:12xmlrpc-c0, 0, 0
Debian:12libxmltok0, 1.2-4.1~exp1, 1.2-4.2
Debian:13xmlrpc-c0, 0, 0
Debian:12expat0, 0, 0
Debian:14xmlrpc-c0, 0, 0
Debian:11libxmltok1.2-4, 1.2-4.1, 1.2-4.1~exp1

Timeline

  • Jul 3, 2012 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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