OSV-2025-74 Stack-buffer-overflow in xmlValidateElementContent
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Check this codebase for OSV-2025-74 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2025-74 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libxml2, published on 29 Jan 2025.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-74 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- libxml2 (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-74/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-74/index.md)
A stack buffer overflow in the XML validation function allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code via malicious XML input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2025-74?
OSV-2025-74 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libxml2, published on 29 Jan 2025.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=392687022
Crash type: Stack-buffer-overflow WRITE {*}
Crash state:
xmlValidateElementContent
xmlValidateOneElement
xmlValidateElement
Which versions are affected by OSV-2025-74?
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-2025-74?
No fix has been published for OSV-2025-74 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-2025-74 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-74 in the wild and no public exploit code.