7.5

CVE-2024-25062: xmlsoft libxml2 Use After Free

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2024-25062MGASA-2024-0172SUSE-SU-2024:0461-1
Published 04-02-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-25062 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in xmlsoft libxml2. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.31%
0%100%
Low · -0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 5
DLA-4064-1DSA-5949-1CGA-7734-X6RC-VG78CGA-CV7J-QQM5-C29HCGA-M73Q-9VCX-8V8MCGA-Q9QQ-5C6H-7RGQ

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 8 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.06 pp

From 1.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.gnome.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse43 products
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 2.10.3-150500.5.14.1
Chainguard17 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-21-openj9-default-policy< 0.48.0-r2
  • openjdk-25-openj9< 0.59.0-r1
  • openjdk-25-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r1
Opensuse8 products
  • libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.10.3-150500.5.14.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
  • libxml2&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.10.3-150500.5.14.1
  • libxml2&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 2.9.14-150400.5.28.1
Redhat6 products
  • libxml2< 0:2.9.13-6.el9_4 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.5 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.4 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.3 | < 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.1
  • libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.9.13-6.el9_4 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.5 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.4 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.3 | < 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.1
  • libxml2-debugsource< 0:2.9.13-6.el9_4 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.5 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.4 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.3 | < 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.1
  • libxml2-devel< 0:2.9.13-6.el9_4 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.5 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.4 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.3 | < 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.1
  • python3-libxml2< 0:2.9.13-6.el9_4 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.5 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.4 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.3 | < 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.1
Alpine1 product
  • libxml2≥ 2.12.0, < 2.11.7-r0 | ≥ 2.12.0, < 2.12.5-r0
Debian1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u2 | < 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-1
Mageia1 product
  • libxml2< 2.10.4-1.3.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.7 | < 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4 | < 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm6 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm6 | < 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm1
Wolfi1 product
  • openjdk-7-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xmlsoft1 product
  • libxml2< 2.11.7 | ≥ 2.12.0, < 2.12.5

10 vendors · 80 products

References

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