Description
An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.
Published: 2024-05-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4251-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5949-1 libxml2 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7240-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7302-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000


Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000


Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xmlsoft xmllint
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:xmllint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft xmllint
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T22:06:16.644Z

Reserved: 2024-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-34459

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T22:06:16.644Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-14T15:39:11.917

Modified: 2025-11-04T22:16:01.420

Link: CVE-2024-34459

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-34459 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses