Out-of-bounds Write Affecting eap7-xml-security package, versions <0:2.0.10-2.redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7XMLSECURITY-9834246
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed16 Sept 2022

Introduced: 16 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-40152  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-xml-security to version 0:2.0.10-2.redhat_00002.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:4226.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-xml-security package and not the eap7-xml-security package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Those using Woodstox to parse XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS) if DTD support is enabled. If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1