PT-2023-8026 · Tinyxml+6 · Tinyxml+6

Published 2023-12-06 · Updated 2025-03-13 · CVE-2023-34194

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TinyXML versions through 2.6.2

Description The issue is related to the TiXmlDeclaration::Parse() function in the tinyxmlparser.cpp component of the TinyXML XML parser. It involves the use of an assert() operator when handling a null character (0) located after whitespace in a crafted XML document. This can lead to an application exit. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For TinyXML versions through 2.6.2, consider updating to a version that fixes this issue, as the current version may exit the application when encountering a crafted XML document with a 0 character after whitespace. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Assertion Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-3909

ALT-PU-2025-4081

BDU:2024-00003

CVE-2023-34194

DLA-3701-1

MGASA-2024-0014

OESA-2024-2583

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_4958-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13524-1

ROSA-SA-2024-2546

SUSE-SU-2023:4958-1

USN-6612-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Red Os

Suse

Tinyxml

Ubuntu

References · 45

• https://sourceforge.net/p/tinyxml/git/ci/master/tree/tinyxmlparser.cpp · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-34194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:4958-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3701-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6612-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se47-bulletin-2024-1031SE47 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34194 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34194 · Security Note
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2024-0830SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0014.html · Security Note