Description
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. This occurs in xmlPythonFileRead and xmlPythonFileReadRaw because of a difference between bytes and characters.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.6
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-393
CWE-252
Status
published
Products (1)
xmlsoft/libxml2
< 2.13.8
Published
Apr 08, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026