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CVE-2024-34459
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2024-34459
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.
CWEs
CWE-122
Published Date
May 14, 2024
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
Exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
Release Notes
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/
Mailing List
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
Exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
Release Notes
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/
Mailing List
Analysis
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Affected Component
Analysis
libxml2
Patched
Vulnerability Ratings
#
7.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other
Others affected components
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Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
libxml2
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.15.3
Not Affected
libxml2
buildroot
master
2.15.3
Not Affected
libxml2
openwrt
master
2.15.3-r1
Not Affected
libxml2
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
2.15.1-r1
Not Affected
libxml2
yocto
master
2.15.3
Not Affected
libxml2
yocto
scarthgap
2.12.10
Not Affected
Resolved with patches
#
libxml2 (yocto:kirkstone)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix buffer overread with `xmllint --htmlout`
Nick Wellnhofer <wellnhofer@aevum.de>
CVE-2024-34459