CVE-2022-25313

Description

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/558 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5085 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0008/ third party advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25313?
CVE-2022-25313 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-25313?
To fix CVE-2022-25313, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-25313 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-25313 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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