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01 Record

CVE-2012-1148

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 89.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2012-07-03 19:00Z14 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 18:45Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2012-02-14
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-399
  • CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1426c1fb557b407a55f3015c71a3b30f1f78b33ed9200ca6ea4458e6415a6f46

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
applemac_os_xNot specified—
libexpat_projectlibexpatNot specified—
redhatdirectory_serverNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_core_servicesNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_web_serverNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • expat
    Fixed in 2.1.0~beta3-1
  • libxmltok
    No fix yet
  • xmlrpc-c
    Fixed in 1.16.33-3.2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • expat
    Fixed in 2.1.0~beta3-1
  • xmlrpc-c
    Fixed in 1.16.33-3.2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • expat
    Fixed in 2.1.0~beta3-1
  • xmlrpc-c
    Fixed in 1.16.33-3.2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet
  • vnc4
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 25.10

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet
  • paraview
    No fix yet
  • sitecopy
    No fix yet
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet
  • paraview
    No fix yet
  • sitecopy
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.10

  • cadaver
    No fix yet
  • matanza
    No fix yet
  • paraview
    No fix yet
  • sitecopy
    No fix yet
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • coin3
    No fix yet
  • vnc4
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • ayttm
    No fix yet
  • cableswig
    No fix yet
  • coin3
    No fix yet
  • insighttoolkit
    No fix yet
  • libxmltok
    Fixed in 1.2-3ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • swish-e
    No fix yet
  • vnc4
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • coin3
    No fix yet
  • libxmltok
    Fixed in 1.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm5
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • libxmltok
    Fixed in 1.2-4ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm5
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS

  • libxmltok
    Fixed in 1.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm5
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS

  • libxmltok
    Fixed in 1.2-4.1ubuntu2.24.0.4.1+esm3
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS

  • swish-e
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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