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CVE-2022-25313

Uncontrolled Recursion

Published: Feb 18, 2022 | Modified: May 30, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25313
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html

In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, an attacker can trigger stack exhaustion in build_model via a large nesting depth in the DTD element.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibexpatLibexpat_project*2.4.5 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatmingw-expat-0:2.4.8-1.el8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatexpat-0:2.2.5-8.el8_6.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRedHatexpat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRedHatexpat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRedHatexpat-0:2.2.10-1.el8_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatexpat-0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatexpat-0:2.2.10-12.el9_0.2*
Text-Only JBCSRedHatexpat*
Apache2Ubuntutrusty*
Apr-utilUbuntutrusty*
AyttmUbuntutrusty*
AyttmUbuntuxenial*
CableswigUbuntutrusty*
CableswigUbuntuxenial*
CadaverUbuntubionic*
CadaverUbuntufocal*
CadaverUbuntuimpish*
CadaverUbuntukinetic*
CadaverUbuntulunar*
CadaverUbuntumantic*
CadaverUbuntuoracular*
CadaverUbuntuplucky*
CadaverUbuntutrusty*
CadaverUbuntuxenial*
CmakeUbuntutrusty*
Coin3Ubuntubionic*
Coin3Ubuntutrusty*
Coin3Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Coin3Ubuntuxenial*
ExpatUbuntubionic*
ExpatUbuntudevel*
ExpatUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
ExpatUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
ExpatUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
ExpatUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
ExpatUbuntufocal*
ExpatUbuntuimpish*
ExpatUbuntujammy*
ExpatUbuntukinetic*
ExpatUbuntulunar*
ExpatUbuntumantic*
ExpatUbuntunoble*
ExpatUbuntuoracular*
ExpatUbuntuplucky*
ExpatUbuntuquesting*
ExpatUbuntutrusty*
ExpatUbuntutrusty/esm*
ExpatUbuntuxenial*
FirefoxUbuntubionic*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntufocal*
FirefoxUbuntuimpish*
FirefoxUbuntujammy*
FirefoxUbuntukinetic*
FirefoxUbuntulunar*
FirefoxUbuntumantic*
FirefoxUbuntunoble*
FirefoxUbuntuoracular*
FirefoxUbuntuplucky*
FirefoxUbuntuquesting*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
GdcmUbuntutrusty*
GhostscriptUbuntutrusty*
InsighttoolkitUbuntutrusty*
InsighttoolkitUbuntuxenial*
Insighttoolkit4Ubuntuimpish*
Insighttoolkit4Ubuntutrusty*
Insighttoolkit4Ubuntuxenial*
LibxmltokUbuntuhirsute*
LibxmltokUbuntutrusty*
LibxmltokUbuntuxenial*
MatanzaUbuntubionic*
MatanzaUbuntudevel*
MatanzaUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
MatanzaUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
MatanzaUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
MatanzaUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
MatanzaUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
MatanzaUbuntufocal*
MatanzaUbuntuimpish*
MatanzaUbuntujammy*
MatanzaUbuntukinetic*
MatanzaUbuntulunar*
MatanzaUbuntumantic*
MatanzaUbuntunoble*
MatanzaUbuntuoracular*
MatanzaUbuntuplucky*
MatanzaUbuntuquesting*
MatanzaUbuntutrusty*
MatanzaUbuntuxenial*
SmartUbuntutrusty*
Swish-eUbuntubionic*
Swish-eUbuntufocal*
Swish-eUbuntuimpish*
Swish-eUbuntukinetic*
Swish-eUbuntulunar*
Swish-eUbuntumantic*
Swish-eUbuntuoracular*
Swish-eUbuntuplucky*
Swish-eUbuntutrusty*
Swish-eUbuntuxenial*
TdomUbuntubionic*
TdomUbuntufocal*
TdomUbuntuimpish*
TdomUbuntukinetic*
TdomUbuntulunar*
TdomUbuntumantic*
TdomUbuntuoracular*
TdomUbuntuplucky*
TdomUbuntutrusty*
TdomUbuntuxenial*
Texlive-binUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntufocal*
ThunderbirdUbuntuimpish*
ThunderbirdUbuntujammy*
ThunderbirdUbuntukinetic*
ThunderbirdUbuntulunar*
ThunderbirdUbuntumantic*
ThunderbirdUbuntunoble*
ThunderbirdUbuntuoracular*
ThunderbirdUbuntuplucky*
ThunderbirdUbuntuquesting*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*
Vnc4Ubuntubionic*
Vnc4Ubuntutrusty*
Vnc4Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Vnc4Ubuntuxenial*
VtkUbuntutrusty*
VtkUbuntutrusty/esm*
VtkUbuntuxenial*
Wbxml2Ubuntubionic*
Wbxml2Ubuntufocal*
Wbxml2Ubuntuimpish*
Wbxml2Ubuntukinetic*
Wbxml2Ubuntulunar*
Wbxml2Ubuntumantic*
Wbxml2Ubuntuoracular*
Wbxml2Ubuntuplucky*
Wbxml2Ubuntutrusty*
Wbxml2Ubuntuxenial*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntubionic*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntufocal*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntuimpish*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntukinetic*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntulunar*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntumantic*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntuoracular*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntuplucky*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntutrusty*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntutrusty/esm*
Xmlrpc-cUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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