libxml2: double-free caused by malformed XPath expression in XSLT
Published Sep 17, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
Double free vulnerability in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 14.0.835.163, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XPath handling.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.3
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libxml2-0:2.6.16-12.9
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0016
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libxml2-0:2.6.16-12.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0016 |
| 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 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:P/I:P/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02045) | 80.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02129) | 79.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02900) | 85.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 80.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03748) | 87.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 83.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 92.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.82% (0.05821) | 92.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=93472 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/09/stable-channel-update_16.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/75560 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2394 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:145 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1749.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2834 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735751 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69885 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2834
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14410 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2834
Change history (0)
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