The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 3, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 15, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Feb 3, 2023
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 2.9.2 does not properly check the state, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.
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