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CVE-2024-56171

Published: Feb 18, 2025Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 37.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a use-after-free in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables in xmlschemas.c. To exploit this, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints, or a crafted XML schema must be used.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

libxml2xmlsoft
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
hci compute nodenetappHardware Firmware
h410c firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
h300s firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
h500s firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
xmlsoftoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libxml2, libxslt
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
and 18 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/828
gitlab.gnome.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11
seclists.org
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 18, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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