tinyxml2: heap-based buffer over-read in the XMLDocument::Parse function
Published May 16, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
TinyXML2 6.2.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the XMLDocument::Parse function in libtinyxml2.so. NOTE: The tinyxml2 developers have determined that the reported overflow is due to improper use of the library and not a vulnerability in tinyxml2
Affected products
No data.
- 6.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
tinyxml2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | tinyxml2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02319) | 82.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 79.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 70.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 65.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11210 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579558 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675#issuecomment-439933437 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675#issuecomment-462194018 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11210
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11210
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11210 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1579558 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675#issuecomment-439933437 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/675#issuecomment-462194018 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11210 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11210 |
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