CVE-2026-77214

Public on 2026-10-07
Modified on 2026-10-09
Description
In XML_ParseBuffer(), if len exceeds the unoccupied capacity of the internal buffer (EXPAT_SAFE_PTR_DIFF(m_bufferLim, m_bufferEnd)), parser->m_bufferEnd was previously advanced past parser->m_bufferLim. This violated the internal pointer invariant (m_bufferEnd <= m_bufferLim) and caused callProcessor() to read unallocated or uninitialized heap memory beyond the buffer bounds.

NOTE: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1393
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/4d9b1c499ecb66323260a7274edcf86c5eab0517 (R_2_9_0)
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.0
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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 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L