CVE-2012-1147
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD
readfilemap.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 2.5% (85th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-1181)
- Published
- July 3, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1181 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
- libexpat project / libexpat
References
- http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/xmlwf/readfilemap.c?r1=1.14&r2=1.15
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2895533&group_id=10127&atid=110127
- http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11194
- http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11432
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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