Upstream information

CVE-2021-42260 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1191576 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5
  • libtinyxml0 >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
  • tinyxml-devel >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
  • tinyxml-docs >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 GA tinyxml-2.6.2-3.3.1
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • libtinyxml0 >= 2.6.2-lp152.4.3.1
  • tinyxml-devel >= 2.6.2-lp152.4.3.1
  • tinyxml-docs >= 2.6.2-lp152.4.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-1474
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • libtinyxml0 >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
  • tinyxml-devel >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
  • tinyxml-docs >= 2.6.2-3.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3639
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libtinyxml0 >= 2.6.2-12.1
  • tinyxml-devel >= 2.6.2-12.1
  • tinyxml-docs >= 2.6.2-12.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA libtinyxml0-2.6.2-12.1


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 tinyxml Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 tinyxml Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Oct 12 16:16:01 2021
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 21 00:32:11 2023