An issue was discovered in libezxml.a in ezXML 0.8.6.
Priority LOW 35CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in libezxml.a in ezXML 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode() performs incorrect memory handling while parsing crafted XML files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01259 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ezxml_project:ezxml:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | Ezxml Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:ezxml_project:ezxml:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Ezxml Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31598
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79rj-564v-63cr
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-31598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79rj-564v-63cr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-31598 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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