High severity · published Feb 18, 2025
CVE-2025-24928
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c
7.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libxml2 · xmlsoft
before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 before 2.13.6 · source: vendor, NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HC
Hci Compute Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MS
Manageability Software Development Kit · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
ON
Ontap · Netapp
9 · source: NVD
SH
Solidfire & Hci Management Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24928
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24928
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847
Issue Tracking
https://issues.oss-fuzz.com/issues/392687022
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0006/
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