CVE-2021-3516
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 1, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 27, 2021
Description
There's a flaw in libxml2's xmllint in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by xmllint could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
libxml2n/a |
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References
- FEDORA-2021-e3ed1ba38bvendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210510 [SECURITY] [DLA 2653-1] libxml2 security updatemailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954225
- FEDORA-2021-b950000d2bvendor-advisory
- GLSA-202107-05vendor-advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/230
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1358d157d0bd83be1dfe356a69213df9fac0b539
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0005/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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