CVE-2025-8732

LOW

libxml2 <2.14.5 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at all."

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-404 CWE-674
Status published
Products (6)
n/a/libxml2 2.14.0
n/a/libxml2 2.14.1
n/a/libxml2 2.14.2
n/a/libxml2 2.14.3
n/a/libxml2 2.14.4
n/a/libxml2 2.14.5
Published Aug 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026