CVE-2021-42260

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

TinyXML versiones hasta 2.6.2, presenta un bucle infinito en la función TiXmlParsingData::Stamp en el archivo tinyxmlparser.cpp por medio del caso TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0. Puede ser activado por un mensaje XML diseñado y conlleva una denegación de servicio

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-10-11 CVE Reserved
2021-10-11 CVE Published
2024-06-26 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00019.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00041.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/bugs/141	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE	2024-01-12
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6	2024-01-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tinyxml Project Search vendor "Tinyxml Project"		Tinyxml Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml"				>= 2.3.2 <= 2.6.2 Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml" and version " >= 2.3.2 <= 2.6.2"		-		Affected
Tinyxml Project Search vendor "Tinyxml Project"		Tinyxml Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml" and version "2.3.0"		beta		Affected
Tinyxml Project Search vendor "Tinyxml Project"		Tinyxml Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Tinyxml Project" for product "Tinyxml" and version "2.3.1"		beta		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected