parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · xmlsoftNVD modified 2026-10-14 07:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 20
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579 Permissions Required
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-released.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759579 Permissions Required
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/899a5d9f0ed13b8e32449a08a361e0de127dd961 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html