CVE-2013-1969: xmlsoft libxml2 Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-1969 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in xmlsoft libxml2. EPSS estimates a 3.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 25-04-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.82% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (git.gnome.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxml22.9.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
8 links- git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46fX Refsource CONFIRMExploit
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202X Refsource CONFIRM