CVE-2012-1148

N/A Unknown
Published: July 03, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49504
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/lib/xmlparse.c?r1=1.166&r2=1.167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0731.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0062.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=110127&aid=2958794&group_id=10127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1527-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apple libexpat_project

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