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ALPINE-CVE-2023-52425

ALPINE-CVE-2023-52425 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

libexpat through 2.5.0 allows a denial of service (resource consumption) because many full reparsings are required in the case of a large token for which multiple buffer fills are needed.

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

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19expat2.5.0-r2, 2.5.0-r1, 2.5.0-r0
Alpine:v3.21expat0, 0, 2.5.0-r2
Alpine:v3.17expat2.2.0-r0, 2.2.10-r0, 2.2.10-r1
Alpine:v3.18expat2.2.7-r1, 0, 2.5.0-r1
Alpine:v3.24expat0
Alpine:v3.20expat2.2.2-r0, 2.2.10-r1, 2.2.10-r0
Alpine:v3.23expat0, 2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.16expat2.2.0-r1, 2.0.1-r1, 2.0.1-r2
Alpine:v3.22expat0, 2.0.1-r6, 2.0.1-r5

Timeline

  • Feb 4, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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