libxml2: Crash (stack frame overflow or NULL pointer dereference) by traversal of XPath axis
Published Nov 16, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
Description
libxml2 before 2.7.8, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, Apple Safari 5.0.2 and earlier, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations during processing of malformed XPath expressions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XML document.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
Configuration 4
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 5
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
Configuration 6
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 6.0
Configuration 7
- 11.1
- 11.2
- 11.3
- 10
- 11
- 11
Configuration 8
- ≥ 2.0.0 · ≤ 2.4.3
- ≥ 3.0.0 · < 3.3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxml2-0:2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0017
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2-0:2.7.6-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1749
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mingw32-libxml2-0:2.7.6-6.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0217
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libxml2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2-0:2.6.26-2.1.12.el5_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0017 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2-0:2.7.6-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1749 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-libxml2-0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0217 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of libxml and libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and it did not affect the version of libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 85.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03448) | 87.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 68.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.95% (0.01950) | 88.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 54.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 52.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 88.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 75.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (36)
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