Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-20005
CVE-2019-20005
Description
An issue was discovered in ezXML 0.8.3 through 0.8.6. The function ezxml_decode, while parsing a crafted XML file, performs incorrect memory handling, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read while running strchr() starting with a pointer after a '\0' character (where the processing of a string was finished).
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Affected products
59- ezXML/ezXMLdescription
- osv-coords57 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< 4.6.1-10.7.2+ 56 more
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- sourceforge.net/p/ezxml/bugs/14/nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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