CVE-2022-40152 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-40152: Stack Buffer Overflow in Woodstox

Vendor Xstream
Product Woodstox
Weakness CWE-121
Published September 16, 2022
Last update April 21, 2025

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 16, 2022 CVE published
April 21, 2025 Record updated