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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29824
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29824
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation requires a victim to open a crafted, multi-gigabyte XML file. Other software using libxml2's buffer functions, for example libxslt through 1.1.35, is affected as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | libxml2 | 0, 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7, * |
| Debian:14 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- May 3, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated