VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-32414
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. This occurs in xmlPythonFileRead and xmlPythonFileReadRaw because of a difference between bytes and characters.
- 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
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-393, CWE-252
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/889Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00041.html
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/889Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.