Vulnerability CVE-2012-1147
Published: 2012-07-03

Description:
readfilemap.c in expat before 2.1.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of crafted XML files.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Libexpat -> Expat 
Apple -> Mac os x 

 References:
http://expat.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/expat/expat/xmlwf/readfilemap.c?r1=1.14&r2=1.15
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/2.1.0/
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2895533&group_id=10127&atid=110127
http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11194
http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11432
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52379
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
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