CVE-2025-27113: xmlsoft libxml2 NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-27113UBUNTU-CVE-2025-27113DEBIAN-CVE-2025-27113CGA-63wg-xvvx-j7fpCGA-7xv8-r9g9-5rhmCGA-3r47-3x55-rxwpCGA-4v6h-59q3-v7c4CGA-56rw-j9rw-f3p9CGA-582q-6c82-427pCGA-59r5-rrwm-cg4mCGA-663j-7ffg-r65rCGA-66pw-9jcc-gpm3CGA-7m3h-vcc9-cgrwCGA-7v8q-3jhv-xcjqCGA-8p5m-h386-3527CGA-8q25-9wfh-w69fCGA-9mv9-vw2q-6452CGA-chjv-8727-w284CGA-cmg5-88fh-xjf4CGA-gj6q-3q43-h5jxCGA-h2j9-mwrg-f3rrCGA-h3m8-hvr7-cmcjCGA-j4h8-hghf-q833CGA-mf8v-mvwf-gj99CGA-mh74-g9qm-4mx2CGA-mhqh-3hjr-c5w7CGA-mjhc-9xr8-2455CGA-mqvw-g2cq-9f8rCGA-ph5q-vqw6-jwprCGA-pjvh-87hw-4785CGA-r8x2-6ggg-557fCGA-rg77-cm5w-h56vCGA-v2jm-229r-g4fqCGA-v7x3-vhv2-84xwCGA-w9v2-xpjr-497hCGA-x83p-8vmq-g75rCGA-x8jc-c4pr-7cvv
Published 18-02-2025Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-27113 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in xmlsoft libxml2. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 13Timeline
- 18-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources7 sources · 2.9–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated2.9LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.05% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.05%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.gnome.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
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< 0.53.0-r0
- openjdk-25-openj9< 0.59.0-r1
- openjdk-25-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r1
Alpine1 product
- libxml2≥ 2.13.0, < 2.11.8-r2 | ≥ 2.13.0, < 2.12.7-r2 | ≥ 2.13.0, < 2.13.4-r5 | ≥ 2.13.0, < 2.13.6-r0
Debian1 product
- libxml2< 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u2 | < 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4
Ubuntu1 product
- libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm7 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm7 | < 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm2 | < 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.9 | < 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6 | < 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.2
Wolfi1 product
- openjdk-7-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxml2< 2.12.10 | ≥ 2.13.0, < 2.13.6
6 vendors · 22 products
