CVE-2022-29824
In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation
02 Description
In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-05-03 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 16:29Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6b17df516f0036ee409ef6ca79579b4754fc7e61c458da16ec148b9e2b2caeb5
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/tags
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-9136d646e4https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZOBT5Y6Y2QLDDX2HZGMV7MJMWGXORKK/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-be6d83642ahttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5363EDV5VHZ5C77ODA43RYDCPMA7ARM/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220516 [SECURITY] [DLA 3012-1] libxml2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00023.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-f624aad735https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3NVZVWFRBXBI3AKZZWUWY6INQQPQVSF/
- www.debian.orgDSA-5142https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5142
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.9.14
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/2554a2408e09f13652049e5ffb0d26196b02ebab
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/6c283d83eccd940bcde15634ac8c7f100e3caefd
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167345/libxml2-xmlBufAdd-Heap-Buffer-Overflow.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0006/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202210-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169825/libxml2-xmlParseNameComplex-Integer-Overflow.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.