readfilemap.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a…

Description

readfilemap.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• https://support.apple.com/HT205637 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1034344 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 52379 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/xmlwf/readfilemap.c?r1=1.14&r2=1.15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2895533&group_id=10127&atid=110127 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11432 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11194 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 18:45 UTC.