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    CVE-2012-1148

    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.

    Published:Mar 3, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 3, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01442
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Libexpat Project
    Product
    Libexpat
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Core Services

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49504
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
    https://support.apple.com/HT205637
    http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49504
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
    http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
    https://support.apple.com/HT205637

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