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ALPINE-CVE-2023-29469
ALPINE-CVE-2023-29469
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.4. When hashing empty dict strings in a crafted XML document, xmlDictComputeFastKey in dict.c can produce non-deterministic values, leading to various logic and memory errors, such as a double free. This behavior occurs because there is an attempt to use the first byte of an empty string, and any value is possible (not solely the '\0' value).
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | libxml2 | 2.7.7-r0, 2.7.6-r3, 2.7.6-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r0, 2.7.8-r0, 2.7.7-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | libxml2 | 2.7.8-r5, 2.7.8-r4, 2.7.8-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | libxml2 | 2.9.10-r1, 0, 2.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | libxml2 | 2.7.7-r2, 2.7.7-r3, 2.7.7-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libxml2 | 2.9.10-r1, 2.7.7-r1, 2.7.7-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | libxml2 | 0, 2.9.9-r3, 2.9.9-r2 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch