High severity · published Jan 26, 2025
CVE-2022-49043
xmlXIncludeAddNode in xinclude.c in libxml2 before 2.11.0 has a use-after-free
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
xmlXIncludeAddNode in xinclude.c in libxml2 before 2.11.0 has a use-after-free.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libxml2 · Xmlsoft
before 2.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49043
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49043
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/17467
Patch
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/5a19e21605398cef6a8b1452477a8705cb41562b
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
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