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HistoryNov 17, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Expat vulnerabilities

2022-11-1700:00:00
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expat xml library
ubuntu 18.04 lts
ubuntu 20.04 lts
ubuntu 22.04 lts
denial of service
arbitrary code
memory handling

8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

77.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

  • expat - XML parsing C library

Details

USN-5638-1 fixed a vulnerability in Expat. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory in out-of-memory
situations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-43680)

Original advisory details:

Rhodri James discovered that Expat incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain malformed XML files. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.

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8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

77.8%