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CVE-2024-25062 HIGH

Published: 2024-02-04 | Last Modified: 2025-11-03 | Status: Modified

Description

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se descubrió un problema en libxml2 anterior a 2.11.7 y 2.12.x anterior a 2.12.5. Cuando se utiliza la interfaz del Lector XML con la validación DTD y la expansión XInclude habilitada, el procesamiento de documentos XML manipulados puede generar un use-after-free de xmlValidatePopElement.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

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

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-416
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-416

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
xmlsoft libxml2 * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384e09e00> Application
xmlsoft libxml2 * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36971cc40> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References