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CVE-2022-23990

Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function.

Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.037
Schedule remediation
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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Affected Products & Versions

7
libexpat project libexpat< 2.4.4
tenable nessus< 8.15.3
tenable nessus>= 10.0.0 and < 10.1.1
oracle communications metasolv solutionall versions
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
siemens sinema remote connect server< 3.1
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD26 Jan 2022 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

22
rhsaRHSA-2025:21776Important
rhsaRHSA-2025:22785Important
rhsaRHSA-2025:22871Important
rhsaRHSA-2025:22842Important
rhsaRHSA-2025:22607Important
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdfPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/551Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34NXVL2RZC2YZRV74ZQ3RNFB7WCEUP7D/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7FF2UH7MPXKTADYSJUAHI2Y5UHBSHUH/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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