Improper Input Validation Affecting libxmljs package, versions >=0.8.0 <1.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-LIBXMLJS-10557405
  • published27 Jun 2025
  • disclosed17 May 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 May 2016

CVE-2016-3627  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (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 Improper Input Validation. The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1