CVE-2022-40152

HIGH
Published Sep 16, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 16, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Those using Woodstox to parse XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS) if DTD support is enabled. If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-121
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
xstreamxstream* <1.4.20
fasterxmlwoodstox* <5.4.0
fasterxmlwoodstox*≥6.0.0  –  <6.4.0

References 2

  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47434
    ExploitPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304
    Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.