CVE-2021-42859
Published: 26 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-42859 is a high-severity Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CWE-772) vulnerability in Mini-Xml Project Mini-Xml. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 48.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-29814
Vulnerability details
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…
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others not seeing the issue in the 3.2 release
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Ensures network resources are released once the session ends or becomes inactive, closing the window for missing-release weaknesses.