PT-2026-51315 · Libxml2+3 · Libxml2+3
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libxml2 versions 2.9.11 through 2.11.0
Description
A Use After Free issue exists in the
xmlParseInternalSubset() function of libxml2. This occurs due to improper entity resolution handling, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service by providing maliciously crafted XML input. Use After Free is a memory corruption flaw where a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
XXE
Use After Free
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu
Libxml2