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libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published Sep 15, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 30, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 14, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 15, 2022
Last updated May 30, 2025

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(69th percentile)

Weaknesses

Use After Free

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2022-40674

GHSA ID

GHSA-2vq2-xc55-3j5m

Source code

No known source code

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