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CVE-2022-23990

expat: integer overflow in the doProlog function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 26, 2022

Updated · October 9, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in expat. The vulnerability occurs due to large content in element type declarations when there is an element declaration handler present which leads to an integer overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to inject an unsigned integer, leading to a crash or a denial of service.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security marked this flaw as Moderate Impact because the vulnerability includes a flaw that is present in a program’s source code but to which no current or theoretically possible, but unproven, exploitation vectors exist or were found during the technical analysis of the flaw.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound