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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2026-56407

libexpat before 2.8.2 has an integer overflow in doProlog that is related to storeEntityValue and entity textLen.

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3 Nov 2026, 17:26 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2026-56407

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Jun 2026, 15:49 UTC

libexpat before 2.8.2 has an integer overflow in doProlog that is related to storeEntityValue and entity textLen.

osv:CVE-2026-56407
Complete source record
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