OSV-2025-457 Heap-buffer-overflow in xmlParsePubidLiteral
A heap-buffer-overflow in the XML parsing library allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute code via malicious input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2025-457?
OSV-2025-457 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libxml2, published on 14 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=424242614
Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow WRITE 1
Crash state:
xmlParsePubidLiteral
xmlParseExternalID
xmlParseEntityDecl
Which versions are affected by OSV-2025-457?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including libxml2.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
libxml2 OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2025-457?
No fix has been published for OSV-2025-457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is OSV-2025-457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-457 in the wild and no public exploit code.