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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-29824

In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation requires a victim to open a crafted, multi-gigabyte XML file. Other software using libxml2's buffer functions, for example libxslt through 1.1.35, is affected as well.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.75% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
xmlsoft/libxml2 · xmlsoft/libxslt · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/clustered data ontap antivirus connector · netapp/manageability software development kit · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility · netapp/smi-s provider · netapp/snapdrive · netapp/snapmanager · netapp/solidfire \& hci management node · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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