Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:37593Double Free
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
33.0%
libxml2 is vulnerable to double free. When a reference cycle is detected in the XML entity cleanup function the XML entity data can be stored in a dictionary which may become corrupted resulting in logic errors, including memory errors like double free.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1b41ec4e9433b05bb0376be4725804c54ef1d80b
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.10.3
secdb.alpinelinux.org/edge/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.13/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.14/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.15/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.16/main.yaml
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0003/
support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
support.apple.com/kb/HT213533
support.apple.com/kb/HT213534
support.apple.com/kb/HT213535
support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
33.0%