2.5

CVE-2025-6170: redhat enterprise_linux Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 2.5v3.1LowModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2025-6170RHSA-2026:36734RHSA-2026:39304
Published 16-06-2025Last modified 14-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-6170 is a low (CVSS 2.5) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
10/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.5/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 9
DLA-4251-1MGASA-2025-0269OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15321-1RHSA-2026:7519SUSE-SU-2025:02260-1SUSE-SU-2025:02275-1

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat10 products
  • enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
  • jboss_core_servicesna
  • openshift_container_platform4.0
  • libxml2< 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.6 | < 0:2.12.5-10.el10_2.2 | < 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.2 | < 0:2.12.5-9.el10_0.2 | < 0:2.9.13-12.el9_6.3 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.12 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.15 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.15 | < 0:2.9.13-13.el9_4.2
  • libxml2-debuginfo< 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.6 | < 0:2.12.5-10.el10_2.2 | < 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.2 | < 0:2.12.5-9.el10_0.2 | < 0:2.9.13-12.el9_6.3 | < 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.12 | < 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.15 | < 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.15 | < 0:2.9.13-13.el9_4.2
Alpine1 product
  • libxml2< 2.13.9-r0
Debian1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u3 | < 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxml2< 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm8 | < 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm9 | < 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm4 | < 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm1 | < 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8 | < 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.4
Xmlsoft1 product

5 vendors · 14 products

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