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CVE-2022-40304 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3 Patch  Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/ Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-415 Double Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-40304
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE