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CVE-2025-49794 CRITICAL

Published: 2025-06-16 | Last Modified: 2026-06-02 | Status: Deferred

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se detectó una vulnerabilidad de use-after-free en libxml2. Este problema se produce al analizar elementos XPath en ciertas circunstancias cuando el esquema XML contiene los elementos de esquema . Esta falla permite a un actor malicioso manipular un documento XML malicioso que se utiliza como entrada para libxml, lo que provoca el bloqueo del programa al usar libxml u otros posibles comportamientos indefinidos.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-825

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