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CVE-2021-42860
A stack buffer overflow exists in Mini-XML v3.2. When inputting...
Vulnerability Description
A stack buffer overflow exists in Mini-XML v3.2. When inputting an unformed XML string to the mxmlLoadString API, it will cause a stack-buffer-overflow in mxml_string_getc:2611. NOTE: it is unclear whether this input is allowed by the API specification
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 26th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.