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CVE-2024-8176 Libexpat: expat: improper restriction of xml entity expansion depth in libexpat

Description

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the libexpat library due to the way it handles recursive entity expansion in XML documents. When parsing an XML document with deeply nested entity references, libexpat can be forced to recurse indefinitely, exhausting the stack space and causing a crash. This issue could lead to denial of service (DoS) or, in some cases, exploitable memory corruption, depending on the environment and library usage.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP1 Versions not published
DevWorkspace Operator 0.33 0.33 earliest → < 0.33-1744075017 0.33-1744075017
Red Hat Discovery 1.14 1.14 earliest → < 1.14.2-1748467619 1.14.2-1748467619
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System 1 Versions not published
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.0 → < 3.1.5 3.1.5
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.0 → < 3.1.5 3.1.5
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP 3.1 3.1.0 → < 3.1.5 3.1.5
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P 3.2 earliest → < 3.2 3.2
SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family 3.2 earliest → < 3.2 3.2
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family 3.2 earliest → < 3.2 3.2

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