CVE-2025-49796

CRITICAL EPSS 69.8%
Published Jun 16, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.1 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jun 16, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.1
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
69.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

References 33

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.