CVE-2024-34459
Published: May 16, 2024Last modified: August 21, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libxml2 | Fixed (2.10.4-r5) |
| Stream | libxml2 | Fixed (2.12.7-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | libxml2 | Fixed (2.10.4-r5) |
| Stream | libxml2 | Fixed (2.12.7-r0) |
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/