CVE-2021-42260

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-835

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6/
https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/bugs/141/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOMBSHRIW5Q34SQSXYURYAOYDZD2NQF6/
https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/bugs/141/Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 11, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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