libxml2 Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2024-25062

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

libxml2

Status
Libxml2
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 February 2024

What is CVE-2024-25062?

A vulnerability in libxml2 has been identified, impacting versions prior to 2.11.7 and 2.12.x prior to 2.12.5. The issue arises when the XML Reader interface is utilized with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by processing specially crafted XML documents, which can ultimately result in a use-after-free condition in the xmlValidatePopElement function. This poses significant security risks, especially in applications relying on XML parsing and processing.

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References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/604

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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