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ALPINE-CVE-2022-40303
ALPINE-CVE-2022-40303
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. When parsing a multi-gigabyte XML document with the XML_PARSE_HUGE parser option enabled, several integer counters can overflow. This results in an attempt to access an array at a negative 2GB offset, typically leading to a segmentation fault.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | libxml2 | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | libxml2 | 2.9.5-r0, 0, 2.9.9-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r4, 2.7.8-r2, 2.7.8-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | libxml2 | 2.9.10-r1, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r0, 2.7.8-r1, 2.7.8-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r1, 0, 2.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r2, 2.10.0-r0, 2.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libxml2 | 2.9.8-r1, 0, 2.9.9-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | libxml2 | 2.9.0-r1, 0, 2.7.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | libxml2 | 2.10.1-r0, 2.10.2-r0, 2.10.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | libxml2 | 2.9.9-r0, 2.7.2-r0, 2.7.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | libxml2 | 2.9.8-r1, 0, 2.9.9-r3 |
Timeline
- Nov 23, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated