vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-43680: expat: use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 24, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 24, 2022
Added
Jan 13, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
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