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CVE-2022-40303

7.5 HIGH 41% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety Library

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds
41.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
41.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-190 · Integer overflow
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record