7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-34459
Libxml2 XMltin Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:39 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:18 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-34459 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-34459 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xmlsoft libxml2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-34459.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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CodingSimia/jenkins-shiftleft

None

Dockerfile Java HTML

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 20, 2025, 10:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 45 different CVEs too.
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w4zu/Debian_security

DSA and DLA for Debian last 14 days

Python

Updated: 2 days, 2 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 12, 2025, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 76 different CVEs too.
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poikl246/DevSecOps-2024-v2

Задание по DevSecOps второе задание

Updated: 8 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 5, 2024, 8:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 92 different CVEs too.
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hlascelles/bundler-resolutions

A bundler plugin to enforce gem versions on transitively depended on gems

Ruby Shell

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2024, 1:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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11notes/docker-paperless-ngx

Run paperless-ngx rootless by default (no SUID)!

Dockerfile Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
10 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 26, 2023, 9:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 123 different CVEs too.
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adegoodyer/kubernetes-admin-toolkit

Toolkit for k8s administrators/developers.

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 10:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 181 different CVEs too.
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GitHubForSnap/podcast-dl-gael

None

Shell Python

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2021, 11:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 106 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-34459 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-34459 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-34459 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-34459 weaknesses.

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