CVE-2022-23990 (High) detected in buffalo-gplexpat-2.1.0 - autoclosed

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CVE-2022-23990 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - buffalo-gplexpat-2.1.0

Educational Linux Distribution

Library home page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/buffalo-gpl/

Found in HEAD commit: 9acfd5f7f2094e259e79cadf865c6ec22c8fc2cf

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/lib/xmlparse.c

Vulnerability Details

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

Publish Date: 2022-01-26

URL: CVE-2022-23990

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23990

Release Date: 2022-01-26

Fix Resolution: R_2_4_4

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #46

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #46