Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-22822
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity integer overflow in the expat package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.5% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)5.5%top 7.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | expat | 2.2.5-8.el8_6.2 | ALSA-2022:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | expat-devel | 2.2.5-8.el8_6.2 | ALSA-2022:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xmlrpc-c | 1.51.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2022:7692 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xmlrpc-c-c++ | 1.51.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2022:7692 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xmlrpc-c-client | 1.51.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2022:7692 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xmlrpc-c-client++ | 1.51.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2022:7692 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xmlrpc-c-devel | 1.51.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2022:7692 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | expat | 2.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | expat | 2.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | expat | 2.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | expat | 2.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | expat | 2.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Debian:12 | expat | 2.4.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Debian:13 | expat | 2.4.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Debian:14 | expat | 2.4.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Debian:12 | libxmltok | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | expat | 0:2.2.5-4.el8_5.3 | RLSA-2022:0951 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | xmlrpc-c | 0:1.51.0-8.el8 | RLSA-2022:7692 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | expat | 2.4.3-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | firefox | 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | swish-e | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | swish-e | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22822 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/539 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20220117 Expat 2.4.3 released, includes 8 security fixes mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-5073 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-202209-24 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-484086.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html