CVE-2024-34391
HIGHDescription
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
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-843 (Type Confusion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2011-0611 | High | 8.8 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2012-0507 | Critical | 9.8 | 98% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2017-8291 | High | 7.8 | 97% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2019-0752 | High | 7.5 | 82% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2017-0037 | High | 8.1 | 80% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2016-7201 | High | 8.8 | 80% | KEV | - |
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