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CVE-2024-40896
Published: Dec 23, 2024
Modified: Feb 28, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
libxml2 | libxml2 | affected 2.11.0 - < 2.11.9affected 2.12.0 - < 2.12.9affected 2.13.0 - < 2.13.3 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
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