CVE-2024-34394

Published: May 2, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

8.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: reefs@jfrog.com (Secondary)

Description

libxmljs2 is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking the namespaces() function (which invokes XmlNode::get_local_namespaces()) on a grand-child of a node that refers to an entity. This vulnerability can lead to denial of service and remote code execution.

Related CWEs

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

References (4)

https://github.com/marudor/libxmljs2/issues/205

Source: reefs@jfrog.com

https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libxmljs2-namespaces-type-confusion-rce-jfsa-2024-001034098/

Source: reefs@jfrog.com

https://github.com/marudor/libxmljs2/issues/205

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libxmljs2-namespaces-type-confusion-rce-jfsa-2024-001034098/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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