DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1148

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-1148
Downstream
DSA-2525-1
Published: 03 Jul 2012, 19:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Jul 2012, 19:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•expat

    < 2.1.0~beta3-1 | < 2.1.0~beta3-1 | < 2.1.0~beta3-1 | < 2.1.0~beta3-1

  • debian•libxmltok

    all | all

  • debian•xmlrpc-c

    < 1.16.33-3.2 | < 1.16.33-3.2 | < 1.16.33-3.2 | < 1.16.33-3.2

References (1)