Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libxml2 package, versions [,2.12.10)[2.13.0,2.13.6)
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- published19 Feb 2025
- disclosed18 Feb 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 18 Feb 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade libxml2 to version 2.12.10, 2.13.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow in the xmlSnprintfElements() function. An attacker can overwrite out-of-bounds stack memory with XML NCName data by supplying a malicious XML document or malicious DTD.
This vulnerability is similar to the previously reported and patched (CVE-2017-9047)[https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBXML2-3004044].