#VU114426 Reachable assertion in tinyxml2 - CVE-2024-50615

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#VU114426 Reachable assertion in tinyxml2 - CVE-2024-50615

Published: August 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114426
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
tinyxml2
Software vendor:
www.grinninglizard.com

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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