CVE-2022-40152
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFasterxml Woodstox
PublishedSep 16, 2022
First seenSep 16, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121
How to fix
Update
- fasterxml woodstox5.4.0, 6.4.0 or later
- xstream xstream1.4.20 or later
- com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core6.4.0, 5.4.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fasterxml woodstox | v < 5.4.0, 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.4.0 | 5.4.0, 6.4.0 |
| xstream xstream | v < 1.4.20 | 1.4.20 |
| com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-coreMaven | 6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.4.0, v < 5.4.0 | 6.4.0, 5.4.0 |
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