CVE-2022-40303

Published Nov 23, 2022

Last updated 8 days ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified
Products
libxml2, active_iq_unified_manager, clustered_data_ontap, clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connector, netapp_manageability_sdk, ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility, snapmanager, ipados, iphone_os, macos, tvos, watchos, h300s_firmware, h500s_firmware, h700s_firmware, h410s_firmware, h410c_firmware

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-190
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-190

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.