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Bug 2253716 (CVE-2021-42260) - CVE-2021-42260 tinyxml: infinite loop causes crash
Summary: CVE-2021-42260 tinyxml: infinite loop causes crash
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2021-42260
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2253717 2253718
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-12-09 00:37 UTC by Nick Tait
Modified: 2023-12-09 00:37 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: tinyxml 2.6.2
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A vulnerability was discovered in the TinyXML package, specifically the tinyxmlparser module. A crafted XML message could cause a crash and therefore an opportunity for a denial of service attack.
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Description Nick Tait 2023-12-09 00:37:10 UTC 
From the description on MITRE's CVE page:
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.
Comment 1 Nick Tait 2023-12-09 00:37:35 UTC 
Created tinyxml tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2253717]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2253718]
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