CVE-2021-42860

HIGH

Mini-xml - Resource Leak

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A stack buffer overflow exists in Mini-XML v3.2. When inputting an unformed XML string to the mxmlLoadString API, it will cause a stack-buffer-overflow in mxml_string_getc:2611. NOTE: it is unclear whether this input is allowed by the API specification

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-772
Status published
Products (1)
mini-xml_project/mini-xml 3.2
Published May 26, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026