CVE-2025-49796

A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49796
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372385

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Jul 2025, 08:15

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09 Jul 2025, 14:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-07-23 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-49796

Mitre link : CVE-2025-49796

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-49796

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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