CVE-2022-29824
libxml2 - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.6%
Description
In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation requires a victim to open a crafted, multi-gigabyte XML file. Other software using libxml2's buffer functions, for example libxslt through 1.1.35, is affected as well.
How to fix CVE-2022-29824
To remediate CVE-2022-29824, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.9.14-r0 or later
Is CVE-2022-29824 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.9.14-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |