CVE-2021-3518

HIGH

libxml2 < 2.9.11 - Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There's a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954242
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/58
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/54
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/55
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/59
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212605
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212602
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212601
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212604
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (22)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
netapp/clustered_data_ontap
netapp/clustered_data_ontap_antivirus_connector
netapp/hci_h410c_firmware
netapp/manageability_software_development_kit
netapp/ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
netapp/snapdrive
... and 12 more
Published May 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026