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CVE-2022-40304

HIGH
7.8CVSS
Published: 2022-11-23
Updated: 2025-04-28
AI Analysis

Description

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-415CWE-415

Metadata

Primary Vendor
XMLSOFT
Published
11/23/2022
Last Modified
4/28/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

xmlsoft : libxml2netapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : clustered_data_ontapnetapp : clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connectornetapp : manageability_software_development_kitnetapp : smi-s_providernetapp : snapmanagernetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmwareapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : watchos

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