ubuntu-cve-2023-34194
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-12-13 14:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:45
Summary
Details

StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a \u0027\\0\u0027 located after whitespace.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34194",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:21Z",
  "published": "2023-12-13T14:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34194"
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      "url": "https://www.forescout.com/resources/sierra21-vulnerabilities"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6612-1"
    },
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
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  ]
}



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