Critical CVSS 9.1

Overview

A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 9.1 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: dos, mem_corruption (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Rate limiting, resource quotas and circuit breakers.

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