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CVE-2022-40303A-260709824PUB-A-260709824

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3.

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 13:2023-03-01
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • platform/external/libxml2Android

    From 13:0 · fixed in 13:2023-03-01

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