Description
In libxml2 before 2.15.4, xmlFAParsePosCharGroup has an out-of-bounds read, aka an out-of-bounds read in the NXT macro in xmlregexp.
Affected products
xmlsoft: libxml2
References3
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/work_items/1099 ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/76fe08d97de88bfaef2f7d5cd27f119… Patch
- github.com/GNOME/libxml2/compare/v2.15.3...v2.15.4 Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.1
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 9 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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