PT-2024-40852 · Libxml2 · Libxml2
Published
2024-02-08
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Updated
2024-02-08
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libxml2 (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a heap-use-after-free error, which occurs when the program attempts to access memory that has already been freed. This error is specifically a READ 8 type, indicating an attempt to read 8 bytes from a freed memory location. The crash state involves several functions, including
xmlValidatePopElement, xmlTextReaderValidatePop, and xmlTextReaderRead. These functions are part of the XML parsing process, suggesting that the issue may be triggered by malformed or specially crafted XML input.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Affected Products
Libxml2