An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5.

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Timeline

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1. Feb 4, 2024 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.

Affected

• cpe xmlsoft/libxml2version unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-25062

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-25062

  30-day exploitation probability 1.3%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-25062

  An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · cert-portal.siemens.com
• Reference · cert-portal.siemens.com
• Exploit · gitlab.gnome.org
• Release Notes · gitlab.gnome.org
• Reference · lists.debian.org
• Reference · security.netapp.com