First published: Sat Jan 01 2022(Updated: )
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to realloc misbehavior (e.g., allocating too few bytes, or only freeing memory).
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/expat | <0:2.1.0-14.el7_9 | 0:2.1.0-14.el7_9 |
redhat/expat | <0:2.2.5-4.el8_5.3 | 0:2.2.5-4.el8_5.3 |
debian/expat | <=2.2.6-2<=2.2.10-2<=2.2.6-2+deb10u1<=2.4.2-1 | 2.4.3-1 2.2.6-2+deb10u2 2.2.10-2+deb11u1 |
redhat/expat | <2.4.3 | 2.4.3 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4 | 2.2.5-3ubuntu0.4 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2 | 2.2.9-1ubuntu0.2 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.4.1-2ubuntu0.1 | 2.4.1-2ubuntu0.1 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
ubuntu/expat | <2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+ | 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4+ |
ubuntu/expat | <2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+ | 2.1.0-7ubuntu0.16.04.5+ |
ubuntu/firefox | <98.0+ | 98.0+ |
ubuntu/firefox | <98.0+ | 98.0+ |
ubuntu/firefox | <98.0+ | 98.0+ |
ubuntu/firefox | <1:1 | 1:1 |
ubuntu/firefox | <1:1 | 1:1 |
ubuntu/firefox | <1:1 | 1:1 |
ubuntu/firefox | <1:1 | 1:1 |
ubuntu/firefox | <98 | 98 |
debian/expat | 2.2.6-2+deb10u4 2.2.6-2+deb10u7 2.2.10-2+deb11u5 2.5.0-1 2.6.2-1 | |
Libexpat Project Libexpat | <2.4.3 | |
Tenable Nessus | <8.15.3 | |
Tenable Nessus | >=10.0.0<10.1.1 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server | <3.1 | |
Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere | ||
Netapp Hci Baseboard Management Controller | =h610c | |
Netapp Hci Baseboard Management Controller | =h610s | |
Netapp Hci Baseboard Management Controller | =h615c | |
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation | ||
Netapp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node |
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CVE-2021-45960 is a vulnerability in Expat (libexpat) which can cause process interruption and unexpected termination due to buffer overrun when processing a large number of prefixed XML attributes on a single tag.
The severity of CVE-2021-45960 is critical with a CVSS score of 8.8.
Expat (libexpat) versions prior to 2.4.3 are affected by CVE-2021-45960.
To fix CVE-2021-45960, update Expat (libexpat) to version 2.4.3 or later.
Yes, you can find references for CVE-2021-45960 at the following links: [Link 1](https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/531), [Link 2](https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/534), [Link 3](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217609).