CVE-2019-20005

Published Dec 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode, while parsing a crafted XML file, performs incorrect memory handling, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read while running strchr() starting with a pointer after a '\0' character (where the processing of a string was finished).

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-10562 An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode, while parsing a crafted XML file, performs incorrect memory handling, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read while running strchr() starting with a pointer after a '\0' character (where the processing of a string was finished).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:32 AM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 26, 2019, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:29 AM