CVE-2025-49796 — Libxml: type confusion leads to denial of service (dos)
A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a…
Published: 2025-06-16 · CVSS: 9.1 · CVSS 3.1
A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7