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CVE-2025-32414 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.6 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/889	CISA-ADP	ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00041.html	CVE
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/889	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-252	Unchecked Return Value	[email protected]
CWE-393	Return of Wrong Status Code	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xmlsoft libxml2	< 2.13.8 >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 3, 2025	CVE Modified	CVE
Apr 23, 2025	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 9, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 8, 2025	New CVE Received	[email protected]