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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3172-1 | libxml2 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5271-1 | libxml2 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-43600 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5760-1 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5760-2 | libxml2 vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7659-1 | Nokogiri vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-29T04:24:02.694Z
Reserved: 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-40303
Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:40.053Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-11-23T00:15:11.007
Modified: 2025-04-29T05:15:43.693
Link: CVE-2022-40303
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
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Ubuntu USN