Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libxml2 package, versions [,2.14.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBXML2-10674174
  • published10 Jul 2025
  • disclosed12 Jun 2025
  • creditAhmed Lekssays

Introduced: 12 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-6021  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libxml2 to version 2.14.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the xmlBuildQName function. An attacker can cause a crash and denial of service by supplying specially crafted XML input that triggers an integer overflow and subsequent stack buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1