CVE-2026-124317
Public on 2026-11-07
Modified on 2026-11-10
Description
libexpat through 2.10.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in unknown_toUtf8() and unknown_toUtf16() in xmltok.c when handling application-registered unknown encodings. Attackers can supply a document ending in a truncated multibyte sequence so the convert callback reads past the parse buffer, leaking adjacent memory or crashing applications.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | expat | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | expat | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | expat | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra | firefox | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | firefox | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | firefox | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | thunderbird | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xmlrpc-c | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |