CVE-2022-43680
In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory...
- Published
- Oct 24, 2022
- Updated
- May 30, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 83.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations.
Sources
1C library for stream-oriented XML parsing with a focus on vulnerability analysis and exploitation of CVE-2022-43680, enabling fuzzing and binary-level security testing.
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