CVE-2023-34194

7.5 HIGH

Published: December 13, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00024.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/git/ci/master/tree/tinyxmlparser.cpp

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://www.forescout.com/resources/sierra21-vulnerabilities

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00024.html