CVE-2024-28757

Published: Mar 10, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).

Affected (16)

Products: Libexpat Project: Libexpat · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Netapp: Active Iq Unified Manager, Oncommand Workflow Automation, Ontap, Ontap Tools, Windows Host Utilities, H300s Firmware, H500s Firmware, H700s Firmware, H410s Firmware, H410c Firmware, H610c Firmware, H610s Firmware

1 product

1 product

12 products

Active Iq Unified Manager

Oncommand Workflow Automation

Ontap

Ontap Tools

Windows Host Utilities

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libexpat Project Libexpat	Before 2.6.2

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 38
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 39
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 40

Configuration C

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation	All versions
Netapp Ontap	Version 9
Netapp Ontap Tools	Version 10
Netapp Windows Host Utilities	All versions

Configuration D

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H300s Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H300s	All versions

Configuration E

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H500s Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H500s	All versions

Configuration F

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H700s Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H700s	All versions

Configuration G

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H410s Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H410s	All versions

Configuration H

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H410c Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H410c	All versions

Configuration I

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H610c Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H610c	All versions

Configuration J

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H610s Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Netapp H610s	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.

References (17)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchRelease Notes

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/839

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/842

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FPLC6WDSRDUYS7F7JWAOVOHFNOUQ43DD/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKJ7V5F6LJCEQJXDBWGT27J7NAP3E3N7/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VK2O34GH43NTHBZBN7G5Y6YKJKPUCTBE/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240322-0001/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/15/1