CVE-2012-1148

libexpat < 2.1.0 - Denial of Service via Memory Leak in poolGrow Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49504
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0357
EPSS Percentile 88.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (10)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.1
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.1
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.2
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.4
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.5
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.6
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.7
libexpat_project/libexpat 1.95.8
libexpat_project/libexpat 2.0.0
libexpat_project/libexpat < 2.0.1
Published Jul 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026