VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-25062
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- 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
- 1.36% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/604Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tagsRelease Notes
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/604Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tagsRelease Notes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0009/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.