CVE-2022-25236

CRITICAL

Libexpat < 2.4.5 - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

Description

xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP

by Satheesh575555 · poc

https://github.com/Satheesh575555/external_expat_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2022-25236

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References (11)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/561

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167238/Zoom-XMPP-Stanza-Smuggling-Remote-Code-Execution.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1

[Third Party Advisory] https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0008/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5085

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0936

EPSS Percentile 92.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-668

Status published

Affected Products (7)

libexpat_project/libexpat < 2.4.5

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

oracle/http_server

oracle/http_server

oracle/zfs_storage_appliance_kit

siemens/sinema_remote_connect_server < 3.1

Timeline

Published Feb 16, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026