Buffer Overflow Affecting libexpat/libexpat package, versions [,2.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBEXPATLIBEXPAT-7854244
  • published30 Aug 2024
  • disclosed30 Aug 2024
  • creditTaiYou-TW

Introduced: 30 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-45490  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libexpat/libexpat to version 2.6.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow due to improper handling of negative length values in XML_ParseBuffer. An attacker can cause a buffer overflow and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by supplying crafted XML input.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1