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libwoodstox-java — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40152

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.

Products
libwoodstox-java
Affected versions
1:6.2.1-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2022-40152
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40152

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Sept 2022, 10:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40152

libwoodstox-java

Fixed versions: Not specified

libwoodstox-java

Fixed versions: Not specified

libwoodstox-java

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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