1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6542-1

USN-6542-1: TinyXML vulnerability

Publication date

7 December 2023

Overview

TinyXML could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • tinyxml - A simple, small, minimal, C++ XML parser

Details

Wang Zhong discovered that TinyXML incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Wang Zhong discovered that TinyXML incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal libtinyxml-dev –  2.6.2-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
libtinyxml2.6.2v5 –  2.6.2-4+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libtinyxml-dev –  2.6.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
libtinyxml2.6.2v5 –  2.6.2-4ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libtinyxml-dev –  2.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libtinyxml2.6.2v5 –  2.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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