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CVE-2024-45490 - Critical 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: ffbcf05ce642bfe3dc93f7e69df1aed7ba522fef
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerable Source Files (1)
/lib/xmlparse.c
Vulnerability Details
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. xmlparse.c does not reject a negative length for XML_ParseBuffer.
Publish Date: 2024-08-30
URL: CVE-2024-45490
CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45490
Release Date: 2024-08-30
Fix Resolution: R_2_6_3
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