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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-45491

CVE-2024-45491: 
Bottlerocket vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.3. The vulnerability involves an integer overflow condition in the dtdCopy function within xmlparse.c, specifically affecting nDefaultAtts on 32-bit platforms where UINTMAX equals SIZEMAX (NVD, Debian Tracker).

Technical details

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-45491 and has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 (Critical) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue specifically occurs in the dtdCopy function within xmlparse.c where an integer overflow can occur for nDefaultAtts parameter on 32-bit platforms with specific size constraints (NVD, NetApp Advisory).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to multiple severe consequences including disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS). The critical CVSS score of 9.8 indicates the potential for high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NetApp Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in libexpat version 2.6.3. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue. The fix was implemented through a patch that detects integer overflow in the dtdCopy function (GitHub PR).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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