CVE-2020-1971

CVE-2020-1971 is described across multiple connected sources as a NULL-dereference in OpenSSL’s GENERAL_NAME_cmp when EDIPARTYNAME is present, potentially enabling a denial-of-service crash. Affected OpenSSL versions include all 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 lines; fixes are published in OpenSSL 1.1.1i and Ope...

CVE-2021-3711

CVE-2021-3711 involves a bug in OpenSSL SM2 decryption: the buffer-size calculation during EVP_PKEY_decrypt() first call can under-allocate, enabling a later second call with a too-small buffer and causing a buffer overflow (up to 62 bytes). The issue affects OpenSSL 1.1.1 up to 1.1.1k and is fix...

CVE-2021-3712

The CVE-2021-3712 issue affects OpenSSL where ASN1_STRING data may not be NUL-terminated if constructed directly (or via ASN1_STRING_set0), causing read-buffer overreads when many OpenSSL print/name-constraining paths handle such ASN.1 strings. Exploitation could crash the application (DoS) or di...

CVE-2021-3537

Summary: CVE-2021-3537 affects libxml2 up to 2.9.11. In XML mixed content parsing, errors were not propagated, causing a NULL dereference when an untrusted document is parsed in recovery mode and post-validated, with availability as the highest impact. The connected documents confirm the vulnerab...

CVE-2021-3517

CVE-2021-3517 is a libxml2 vulnerability affecting versions before 2.9.11. A flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality could allow processing of a crafted XML file to trigger an out‑of‑bounds read, with availability impact and potential confidentiality/integrity impact if memory information i...

CVE-2021-3541

CVE-2021-3541 describes a vulnerability in libxml2 where exponential entity expansion can bypass protections and cause a denial of service. The Initial Description confirms the flaw and its DoS impact, and connected documents (e.g., Astra Linux bulletin and BSNSA entries) reiterate libxml2 involv...

CVE-2019-19956

Summary (CVE-2019-19956) libxml2 before 2.9.10 contains a memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover (parser.c) related to newDoc->oldNs. This can lead to memory not being freed (partial impact noted) and, per mapped references, contributes to DoS scenarios. The CVSS data across sources...

CVE-2022-23308

CVE-2022-23308 affects libxml2 before 2.9.13, caused by a use-after-free in ID/IDREF attributes in valid.c. The NVD data shows a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (NETWORK, PR:N, UI:N, S:U, C:N/I:N/A:H) and CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (NETWORK, A:P). Connected advisories confirm the same flaw and referen...

CVE-2020-24977

CVE-2020-24977 affects GNOME libxml2 up to version 2.9.10. The issue is a global buffer over-read in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal (libxml2/entities.c), which can lead to information disclosure or crash conditions. The vulnerability was fixed in the commit 50f06b3e. Connected advisories corroborate l...

CVE-2021-3518

CVE-2021-3518 details (libxml2): A use-after-free exists in libxml2 before v2.9.11 when processing crafted input files through an application linked with libxml2. This can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is triggered by processing a specially crafted file via libxml...

CVE-2022-29824

Summary: CVE-2022-29824 affects libxml2 up to version 2.9.14. Several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) fail to check integer overflows, causing out-of-bounds memory writes when processing crafted XML files. This vulnerability also affects software that uses lib...

CVE-2018-1285

CVE-2018-1285 affects Apache log4net up to version 2.0.9 (pre-2.0.10), where XML External Entity (XXE) processing is not disabled when parsing log4net configuration files, enabling XXE-based attacks in apps that accept attacker-controlled config. The connected IBM security bulletin confirms the v...

CVE-2022-40304

CVE-2022-40304: libxml2 before 2.10.3 contains invalid XML entity definitions that can corrupt a hash table key, potentially triggering logic errors and, in at least one case, a double-free. Affected library is libxml2; CVSS v3.1 shows base score 7.8 (HIGH) with LOCAL access, high impact. Public ...

CVE-2024-56171

CVE-2024-56171 affects libxml2 up to 2.12.9 and 2.13.x up to 2.13.5. It is a use-after-free in the functions xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables (in xmlschemas.c). To exploit, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints,...

CVE-2025-24928

CVE-2025-24928 affects libxml2 (versions before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6) with a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements (valid.c) that requires DTD validation for exploitation. Remediation per connected docs: upgrade libxml2 to 2.12.10+ or 2.13.6+ (e.g., via libxml2 update) an...