Incorrect Calculation Affecting expat package, versions <0:2.1.0-14.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EXPAT-2360997
  • published25 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Jan 2022

Introduced: 17 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-45960  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-130  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 expat to version 0:2.1.0-14.el7_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to realloc misbehavior (e.g., allocating too few bytes, or only freeing memory).

CVSS Scores

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