ALPINE-CVE-2022-40674
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
Published: 14 Sept 2022, 11:15
Last modified:15 Jun 2026, 18:18
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100 CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
14 Sept 2022, 11:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Jun 2026, 18:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- alpine•expat
< 2.2.10-r7 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0 | < 2.4.9-r0