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CVE-2022-40303

HIGH
7.5CVSS
Published: 2022-11-23
Updated: 2025-04-29
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Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-190CWE-190

Metadata

Primary Vendor
XMLSOFT
Published
11/23/2022
Last Modified
4/29/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

xmlsoft : libxml2netapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : clustered_data_ontapnetapp : clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connectornetapp : netapp_manageability_sdknetapp : ontap_select_deploy_administration_utilitynetapp : snapmanagerapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : watchosnetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmware

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