A vulnerability exists in the libxmljs 1.0.11 when parsing a specially crafted XML document. Accessing the internal _ref property on entity_ref and entity_decl nodes causes a segmentation fault, potentially leading to a denial-of-service (DoS).
PUBLISHED5.2
Affected products
n/a - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-jv72-59wq-8rxm
A vulnerability exists in the libxmljs 1.0.11 when parsing a specially crafted XML document....
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv72-59wq-8rxmA vulnerability exists in the libxmljs 1.0.11 when parsing a specially crafted XML document. Accessing the internal _ref property on entity_ref and entity_decl nodes causes a segmentation fault, potentially leading to a denial-of-service (DoS).
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https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-25341Click to expand
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