CVE-2022-40303
November 22, 2022
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. When parsing a multi-gigabyte XML document with the XML_PARSE_HUGE parser option enabled, several integer counters can overflow. This results in an attempt to access an array at a negative 2GB offset, typically leading to a segmentation fault.
Affected Packages
libxml2 (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.9 <2.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.3libxml2 (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.9 <2.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.3libxml2 (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.9 <2.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.3libxml2 (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.9 <2.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.3Related Resources (16)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
EPSS
Base Score:
0.18
