Buffer Overflow Affecting libxml2 package, versions [,2.14.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBXML2-13003668
  • published24 Sept 2025
  • disclosed5 Sept 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-26434  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libxml2 to version 2.14.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. An attacker can access sensitive information by triggering a specially crafted input that causes the process to read beyond the intended memory boundaries.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1