Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libexpat/libexpat package, versions [,2.6.3)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (41st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBEXPATLIBEXPAT-7854155
- published 30 Aug 2024
- disclosed 30 Aug 2024
- credit TaiYou
Introduced: 30 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-45492 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade libexpat/libexpat to version 2.6.3 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound in the nextScaffoldPart function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by providing specially crafted XML input that triggers this overflow. This is only exploitable on 32-bit platforms where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX.