CVE-2012-1148

expat: Memory leak in poolGrow

Published Jul 3, 2012 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2525-1 expat security update
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-1527-1 Expat vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1527-2 XML-RPC for C and C++ vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1613-1 Python 2.5 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1613-2 Python 2.4 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5455-1 xmltok library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7307-1 xmltok library vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01368}

epss

{'score': 0.01442}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:45 PM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:39 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 3, 2012, 12:00 AM