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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-40674

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.21% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
libexpat project/libexpat · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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