CVE-2024-34391
libxmljs vulnerable to type confusion when parsing specially crafted XML
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.1%
Description
libxmljs is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking a function on the result of `attrs()` that was called on a parsed node. This vulnerability might lead to denial of service (on both 32-bit systems and 64-bit systems), data leak, infinite loop and remote code execution (on 32-bit systems with the XML_PARSE_HUGE flag enabled).
How to fix CVE-2024-34391
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-34391 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, <= 1.0.11
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |