Libexpat
CVE-2026-24515
LOW
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
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In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data.
AnalysisAI
In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data. [CVSS 2.9 LOW]
Technical ContextAI
Classified as CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference). Affects Libexpat. In libexpat before 2.7.4, XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate does not copy unknown encoding handler user data.
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5, there is an integer overflow in storeRawNames. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8),
XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the p
libexpat in Expat before 2.7.2 allows attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small document that is
Denial of service in libexpat before 2.8.1 lets remote attackers exhaust CPU by submitting moderately sized crafted XML
In libexpat through 2.4.9, there is a use-after free caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEnti
In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too
expat before version 2.4.0 does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetE
Expat allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a m
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exp
Denial of service in libexpat through 2.8.3 stems from quadratic CPU complexity in the storeAtts() XML attribute process
Out-of-bounds read in libexpat through 2.8.3 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash any application that parse
Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference
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