Reachable assertion in tinyxml2 - CVE-2024-50615
Published: August 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114426
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50615
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: www.grinninglizard.com
Affected software:
tinyxml2
tinyxml2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in UINT_MAX/digit within the XMLUtil::GetCharacterRef() function in tinyxml2.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50615
Install updates from vendor's website.