UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42260

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-42260

    Published: 11 Oct 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-42260
    Aliases:
    USN-6542-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42260, https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/bugs/141/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6542-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42260

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tinyxml

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    2.6.2-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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