CVE-2021-42260 (GCVE-0-2021-42260)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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