medium6.5
CVE-2023-45322
libxml2 through 2.11.5 has a use-after-free that can only occur after a certain memory allocation fails.
Impact
libxml2 through 2.11.5 has a use-after-free that can only occur after a certain memory allocation fails. This occurs in xmlUnlinkNode in tree.c. NOTE: the vendor's position is "I don't think these issues are critical enough to warrant a CVE ID ... because an attacker typically can't control when memory allocations fail."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlsoft | Libxml2 | through 2.11.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/06/5
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/344
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/583
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html