Vulnerability identifier: #VU60738

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25314

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
expat
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: libexpat.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in copyString. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

expat: 1.95.0 - 2.4.4

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_org:libexpat:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/560
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?