🛡️ JLSEC-2025-87 — xml2-jll
Description
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in...
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-9047.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.
Affected software
JLSEC-2025-87 is recorded against 1 package.
- xml2-jll
Timeline and source
Published on 17 October 2025 and last revised on 25 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
gitlab.gnome.org (Web)
issues.oss-fuzz.com (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xml2-jll | — | — |
References
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