CVE-2025-8732
A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at all."
- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-674
- Affected
- xmlsoft/libxml2 · siemens/ruggedcom rst2428p firmware · ibm/vios · ibm/aix
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woIeYVcSQB_NwfEhaVnX6MedpWJ_nqWl/view?usp=drive_linkBroken Link
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958#note_2505853Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319228Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.319228Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.622285Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.