CVE-2024-50602 (GCVE-0-2024-50602)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-30 20:03
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-30 18:00 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libexpat_project libexpat Affected: 0 , < 2.6.4 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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