CVE-2025-59375
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:H/RL:T/RC:C
Summary
libexpat in Expat before 2.7.2 allows attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small document that is submitted for parsing.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libexpat project | libexpat | 0 < 2.7.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-770: CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/5
Additional References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
References
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/1018
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1034
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/676a4c531ec768732fac215da9730b5f50fbd2bf/expat/Changes#L45-L74
- https://issues.oss-fuzz.com/issues/439133977
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_7_2/expat/Changes
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