Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libxmljs package, versions >=0.8.0 <1.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-LIBXMLJS-10557390
  • published27 Jun 2025
  • disclosed10 May 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 May 2017

CVE-2017-8872  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libxmljs to version 1.0.0 or higher.

Overview

libxmljs is a libxml bindings for v8 javascript engine

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The htmlParseTryOrFinish function in HTMLparser.c in libxml2 2.9.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or information disclosure.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1