VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-40304
Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 6.78%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.78% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2 · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/clustered data ontap antivirus connector · netapp/manageability software development kit · netapp/smi-s provider · netapp/snapmanager · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tagsRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tagsRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.