CVE-2012-1148
A memory leak flaw was found in Expat. If an XML file processed by an application linked against Expat triggered a memory re-allocation failure, Expat failed to free the previously allocated memory. This could cause the application to exit unexpectedly or crash when all available memory is exhausted.
Find out more about CVE-2012-1148 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (expat) | RHSA-2012:0731 | 2012-06-13 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 | RHSA-2016:2957 | 2016-12-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (expat) | RHSA-2012:0731 | 2012-06-13 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | expat | Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-expat1 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xmlrpc-c | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 | expat | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | expat | Will not fix |