CVE - CVE-2022-40303

CVE-ID
CVE-2022-40303	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. When parsing a multi-gigabyte XML document with the XML_PARSE_HUGE parser option enabled, several integer counters can overflow. This results in an attempt to access an array at a negative 2GB offset, typically leading to a segmentation fault.
References
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CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/ CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213534 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213535 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213536 FULLDISC:20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 FULLDISC:20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-5 macOS Monterey 12.6.2 URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24 FULLDISC:20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-6 macOS Big Sur 11.7.2 URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25 FULLDISC:20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2 URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 FULLDISC:20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-8 watchOS 9.2 URL:http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27 MISC:https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/c846986356fc149915a74972bf198abc266bc2c0 MISC:https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20220909	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20220909)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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