CVE-2024-25062

HIGH EPSS 68.6%

Published Feb 4, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

7.5 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Feb 4, 2024 2y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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 Details

Base Score

7.5

Exploitability

3.9

Impact

3.6

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

68.6% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

Public Exploit Known

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
xmlsoft	libxml2	*	<2.11.7
xmlsoft	libxml2	*	≥2.12.0 – <2.12.5

References 4

gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/604

ExploitIssue Tracking
gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags

Release Notes
lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0009/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.