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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-23852

Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.56% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
libexpat project/libexpat · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/oncommand workflow automation · tenable/nessus · oracle/communications metasolv solution · debian/debian linux · siemens/sinema remote connect server
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.