CVE-2026-77214 (GCVE-0-2026-77214)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 14:35 – Updated: 2026-10-27 10:14 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
libexpat Heap Buffer Over-read in xmlparse.c via XML_ParseBuffer
Summary
libexpat before commit 13c5f63 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlparse.c. XML_ParseBuffer advances the parse buffer end with parser->m_bufferEnd += len using a caller-supplied length that is not validated against the allocated buffer size, so repeated XML_ParseBuffer calls move m_bufferEnd past the end of the heap allocation and subsequent parsing reads out of bounds. Reaching this path requires a parse buffer to already be present; otherwise XML_ParseBuffer returns XML_ERROR_NO_BUFFER. A buffer is present after a prior call to XML_GetBuffer, either directly (the common case) or indirectly through a prior XML_Parse call that allocates the buffer internally. The over-read discloses adjacent heap memory to the calling application, recovering heap pointers, libc function pointers, and code pointers sufficient to defeat ASLR and build further exploitation primitives.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-10 02:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1393 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/13c5f… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libexpat-hea… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-09-24 00:00
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