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CVE-2023-28484 MEDIUM

Published: 2023-04-24 | Last Modified: 2025-05-30 | Status: Modified

Description

In libxml2 before 2.10.4, parsing of certain invalid XSD schemas can lead to a NULL pointer dereference and subsequently a segfault. This occurs in xmlSchemaFixupComplexType in xmlschemas.c.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

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

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-476
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
xmlsoft libxml2 * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369e83ac0> Application
debian debian_linux 10.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd340a40b40> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References