Memory leak in the poolGrow function in expat/lib/xmlparse.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files that cause improperly-handled reallocation failures when expanding entities.
CVE-2012-1148 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from libexpat_project, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2012-07-03T19:55:02.757
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | ≤ 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.1 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.2 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.4 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.5 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.6 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.7 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 1.95.8 | Yes |
| Application | libexpat_project | libexpat | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | ≤ 10.11.1 | Yes |
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