CVE-2022-40303 (High) detected in reactosReactOS-0.4.13-release-28-g5724391-src

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CVE-2022-40303 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - reactosReactOS-0.4.13-release-28-g5724391-src

An operating system based on the best Windows NT design principles

Library home page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/reactos/

Found in HEAD commit: 53d912968350dc9f53d47b0479a18abff1adc0e0

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/sdk/lib/3rdparty/libxml2/parser.c /sdk/lib/3rdparty/libxml2/parser.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. When parsing a multi-gigabyte XML document with the XML_PARSE_HUGE parser option enabled, several integer counters can overflow. This results in an attempt to access an array at a negative 2GB offset, typically leading to a segmentation fault.

Publish Date: 2022-11-23

URL: CVE-2022-40303

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

Release Date: 2022-09-09

Fix Resolution: v2.10.3

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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