CVE-2024-45492

Aug. 30, 2024, 2:35 p.m.

Undergoing Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

Products

libexpat

  • before 2.6.3

Source

cve@mitre.org

Tags

CVE-2024-45492 details

Published : Aug. 30, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified : Aug. 30, 2024, 2:35 p.m.

Description

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c can have an integer overflow for m_groupSize on 32-bit platforms (where UINT_MAX equals SIZE_MAX).

CVSS Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7.3 8 9 10

Weakness

Weakness Name Description
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

7.3

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

3.4

Base Severity

HIGH

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