VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-45492
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).
- 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
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- libexpat project/libexpat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/889Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/892Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00036.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0005/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.