PT-2023-27281 · Xmlregexp · Xmlregexp

Published 2023-10-01 · Updated 2023-10-30 · CVE-2023-40128

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No specific software or versions are mentioned in the provided descriptions.

Description In several functions of xmlregexp.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-274231102

CVE-2023-40128

Affected Products

Xmlregexp

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-274231102 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40128 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/1ccf89b87a3969edd56956e2d447f896037c8be7 · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40128 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1718032747657101527 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1718004214775902707 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73086 · Telegram Post