Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2022 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2022-21144Denial of Service (DoS)
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in libxmljs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects all versions of package libxmljs. When invoking the libxmljs.parseXml function with a non-buffer argument the V8 code will attempt invoking the .toString method of the argument. If the argument's toString value is not a Function object V8 will crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | libxmljs | 0.19.8 | GHSA-773h-w45w-f2f9 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LIBXMLJS-2348756 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/pull/594 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/libxmljs/libxmljs/commit/2501807bde9b38cfaed06d1e140487516d91379d x_refsource_MISC