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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40303
DEBIAN-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | libxml2 | 2.9.10+dfsg, 0, 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7 |
| Debian:12 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v1_generated.go (github-poc)
Timeline
- Nov 23, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated