libxml2: multiple use-after-free flaws
Published Apr 25, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.82%
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libxml2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libxml2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mingw32-libxml2
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mingw32-libxml2 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect version of mingw32-libxml2 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:L/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)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.82% (0.03819) | 89.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03786) | 88.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 74.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.31% (0.03311) | 78.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 74.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01288) | 86.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01346) | 86.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01346) | 84.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 85.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 84.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 82.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.28% (0.03275) | 65.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53061 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/19/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1969 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953722 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46f x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1969
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1969
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00081.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/53061 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/19/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1969 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953722 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46f | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1969 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1969 |
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