SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-19956

xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.10 has a memory leak related to newDoc->oldNs.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.10 has a memory leak related to newDoc->oldNs.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
5.56% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401, CWE-772
Affected
xmlsoft/libxml2 · debian/debian linux · oracle/real user experience insight · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/clustered data ontap · netapp/clustered data ontap antivirus connector · netapp/manageability software development kit · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · siemens/sinema remote connect server
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.