VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-27113
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.03%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.
- 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
- 1.03% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/861Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0004/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.