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CVE-2024-34459 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720 CVEExploitIssue Tracking
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8 CVERelease Notes
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7 CVERelease Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/ CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xmlsoft libxml2
< 2.11.8
>= 2.12.0, < 2.12.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-34459
NVD Published Date:
May 14, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2024-34459 Details - Not Deferred