CVE-2026-113351
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
libexpat 2.7.2 through 2.9.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability because XML_ParserReset zeroes the direct byte count but never offsets tracked heap allocations. Attackers can submit a large XML document so later documents on the same reset parser fail with XML_ERROR_NO_MEMORY until it is recreated.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.2
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-4054expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2026-10-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in expat ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
sources
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references (5) nvd
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- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/a76b1174c1ea52abb639a4c69d52b630a8a106a2/expat/lib/xmlparse.c#L1560
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/a76b1174c1ea52abb639a4c69d52b630a8a106a2/expat/lib/xmlparse.c#L860-L884
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1431
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libexpat-2.7.2-through-2.9.0-denial-of-service-via-xml-parserreset
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