StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable
    assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace.
    (CVE-2023-34194)

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3701 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3701-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Guilhem Moulin     December 31, 2023                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : tinyxml     Version        : 2.6.2-4+deb10u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-34194 CVE-2023-40462     Debian Bug     : 1059315

    A reachable assertion issue has been discovered in tinyxml, a C++ XML     parsing library, which could lead to denial of service via a crafted XML     document with a '\0' located after whitespace.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     2.6.2-4+deb10u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your tinyxml packages.

    For the detailed security status of tinyxml please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tinyxml

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
    signature.asc     Description: PGP signature

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-763ac380b6 advisory.

    Automatic update for tinyxml-2.6.2-28.fc40.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Wed Jan  3 2024 Dominik Mierzejewski <dominik@greysector.net> - 2.6.2-28
    - apply Debian patch to fix CVE-2021-42260 (rhbz#2253716, rhbz#2253718)
    - apply Debian patch to fix CVE-2023-34194 and its duplicate, CVE-2023-40462       (rhbz#2254376, rhbz#2254381)
    - fix incorrect text element encoding (upstream isssue #51)
    - compile and run tests

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6612-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that TinyXML incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-c9dc0ac419 advisory.

    Bugfix release. Includes security fixes for CVE-2021-42260 and CVE-2023-34194 and a fix for incorrect text     element encoding (upstream isssue #51).



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-80e6578a01 advisory.

    Bugfix release. Includes security fixes for CVE-2021-42260 and CVE-2023-34194 and a fix for incorrect text     element encoding (upstream isssue #51).



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4958-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2023-34194: Fixed reachable assertion may lead to denial of service (bsc#1218040).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
427468	Alpine: multiple tinyxml packages: security update to 2.6.2-r4	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
427468	Alpine: multiple tinyxml packages: security update to 2.6.2-r4	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
214487	Debian dla-3701 : libtinyxml-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
194679	Fedora 40 : tinyxml (2024-763ac380b6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
189749	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : TinyXML vulnerability (USN-6612-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
187965	Fedora 38 : tinyxml (2024-c9dc0ac419)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
187673	Fedora 39 : tinyxml (2024-80e6578a01)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
187274	SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : tinyxml (SUSE-SU-2023:4958-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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