An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. xmlparse.c does not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3893-1 expat security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5770-1 expat security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7000-1 Expat vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7000-2 Expat vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7001-1 xmltok library vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7001-2 xmltok library vulnerabilities
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History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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References

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00069}

epss

{'score': 0.00056}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00072}

epss

{'score': 0.00069}


Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat jboss Core Services
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_core_services:1
Vendors & Products Redhat jboss Core Services

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:service_interconnect:1::el9

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.17::el9

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat service Interconnect
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:service_interconnect:1.4::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat service Interconnect

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:45:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-611

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libexpat Project
Libexpat Project libexpat
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libexpat Project
Libexpat Project libexpat
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:15:00 +0000

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Title libexpat: Negative Length Parsing Vulnerability in libexpat
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:30:00 +0000

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Description An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. xmlparse.c does not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:15:47.407Z

Reserved: 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-45490

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T16:15:47.407Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-08-30T03:15:03.757

Modified: 2025-11-04T17:16:15.060

Link: CVE-2024-45490

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-30T03:15:03Z

Links: CVE-2024-45490 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses