TinyXML2 through 10.0.0 has a reachable assertion for UINT_MAX/16, that may lead to application exit, in tinyxml2.cpp XMLUtil::GetCharacter…

published 2024-10-27 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-44977

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

TinyXML2 through 10.0.0 has a reachable assertion for UINT_MAX/16, that may lead to application exit, in tinyxml2.cpp XMLUtil::GetCharacterRef.

Patch / fix

distros 1

cppcheck Azure Linux 3.0 2.18.3-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-50614 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 6.5

tinyxml2: reachable assertion in GetCharacterRef()

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 tinyxml2
affected: no fix available

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-30)

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/996 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

tinyxml2_project tinyxml2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-617 Reachable Assertion

References

github.com /leethomason/tinyxml2/issues/996
exploit, issue-tracking

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-50614
NVD CVE-2024-50614

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Summary