What is CVE-2021-42859?

CVE-2021-42859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mini-Xml Project, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-42859?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mini-Xml Project

CVE-2021-42859

A memory leak issue was discovered in Mini-XML v3.2 that could cause a denial of service. NOTE: testing reports are inconsistent, with some testers seeing the issue in both the 3.2 release and in the October 2021 development code, but others not seeing the issue in the 3.2 release

EPSS: 0.010 (59.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mini-xml_project Mini-xml — versions 3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42859?: CVE-2021-42859 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mini-Xml Project, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-42859?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.