CVE-2022-43680

expat: use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations.

En libexpat versiones hasta 2.4.9, se presenta un uso de memoria previamente liberada causado por la destrucción excesiva de un DTD compartido en XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate en situaciones fuera de memoria

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Expat package, caused by destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations. This may lead to availability disruptions.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-10-24 CVE Reserved
2022-10-24 CVE Published
2024-06-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/28/5	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/5	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00033.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0007	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/649	2024-08-03
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/616	2024-08-03
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/650	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJ5VY2VYXE4WTRGQ6LMGLF6FV3SY37YE	2024-01-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY4OPSIB33ETNUXZY2UPZ4NGQ3OKDY4D	2024-01-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPQVIF6TOJNY2T3ZZETFKR4G34FFREBQ	2024-01-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFCOMBSOJKLIKCGCJWHLJXO4EVYBG7AR	2024-01-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUJ2BULJTZ2BMSKQHB6US674P55UCWWS	2024-01-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG5XOOB7CD55CEE6OJYKSACSIMQ4RWQ6	2024-01-21
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-38	2024-01-21
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5266	2024-01-21
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-43680	2024-01-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2140059	2024-01-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Hci Compute Node Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Compute Node Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Hci Compute Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Compute Node"	-	-	Safe
Libexpat Project Search vendor "Libexpat Project"		Libexpat Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat"				<= 2.4.9 Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" and version " <= 2.4.9"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				-		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Workflow Automation Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Workflow Automation"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Solidfire \& Hci Management Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire \& Hci Management Node"				-		-		Affected