CVE-2024-50614Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Application crash via oversized numeric character reference

Published Oct 27, 2024 · Updated Oct 30, 2024

Reachable assertion in TinyXML-2 10.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash a consuming application with crafted XML. XMLUtil::GetCharacterRef scans an oversized hexadecimal numeric character reference backward and repeatedly multiplies an unsigned positional multiplier until its overflow assertion fails. The application must process attacker-supplied XML with assertions enabled; the bounded consequence is process termination.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reachable assertion in TinyXML-2 10.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash a consuming application with crafted XML. XMLUtil::GetCharacterRef scans an oversized hexadecimal numeric character reference backward and repeatedly multiplies an unsigned positional multiplier until its overflow assertion fails. The application must process attacker-supplied XML with assertions enabled; the bounded consequence is process termination.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50614
Published
Oct 27, 2024
Updated
Oct 30, 2024
Vendor
TinyXML-2 Project
Product
TinyXML-2
Classifications
CWE-617
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=10.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TinyXML-2 Project · TinyXML-2version=0 <=10.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-617Reachable Assertion

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