EIP-2026-102632

PRE-CVE

libxml2 - htmlCurrentChar Heap Buffer Overread

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102632. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing a heap-based out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability in libxml2 2.9.3, triggered by a malformed file processed by xmllint. The report includes an ASAN crash log and references a PoC file available externally.

Description

libxml2 - htmlCurrentChar Heap Buffer Overread

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39494

This is a technical writeup detailing a heap-based out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability in libxml2 2.9.3, triggered by a malformed file processed by xmllint. The report includes an ASAN crash log and references a PoC file available externally.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: libxml2 2.9.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed file to trigger the vulnerability
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026