CVE-2022-23852
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | expat | Not affected (2.5.0-r0) |
| Stream | expat | Not affected (2.5.0-r2) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | expat | Not affected (2.5.0-r0) |
| Stream | expat | Not affected (2.5.0-r2) |
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/550
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05