An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There...
Moderate severity Unreviewed PublishedOct 27, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • UpdatedApr 30, 2025
Description
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.
References
Published by theNational Vulnerability DatabaseOct 27, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory DatabaseOct 27, 2024
Last updatedApr 30, 2025
Severity
Moderate / 10
CVSS v3 base metrics
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS score
(33rd percentile)
Weaknesses
WeaknessCWE-754
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.Learn more on MITRE.CVE ID
CVE-2024-50602
GHSA ID
GHSA-79wf-qgrg-2p6c
Source code
No known source code
Dependabot alerts are not supported on this advisory because it does not have a package from a supported ecosystem with an affected and fixed version.
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