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Permalink CVE-2025-6170
2.5 LOW
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
  • Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
  • Privileges required (PR): NONE
  • User interaction (UI): REQUIRED
  • Scope (S): UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): NONE
  • Integrity impact (I): NONE
  • Availability impact (A): LOW
created 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Libxml2: stack buffer overflow in xmllint interactive shell command handling

A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.

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Affected products

rhcos
libxml2
  • <2.14.5

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.libxml2

XML parsing library for C

  • nixos-unstable -

pkgs.libxml2_13

XML parsing library for C

  • nixos-unstable -

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