1.8
LOW CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-11979
Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in libxml2
Description

libxml2 is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the xmlcatalog utility when running in --shell mode. The usershell() function processes user input using fixed-size stack buffers without proper bounds checking. By supplying an overly long input line, an attacker can overflow internal buffers (command, arg, and argv) during input parsing. This results in memory corruption within the stack frame. Successful exploitation may cause a crash or potentially allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the xmlcatalog process. This issue has been fixed in the commit c2e233fc. NOTE: The maintainers of this project did not agree that this issue is a vulnerability and considered it a bug.

INFO

Published Date :

June 29, 2026, 1:21 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 29, 2026, 1:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

CERT-PL
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-11979 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
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 LOW 4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
Solution
Update libxml2 to fix stack buffer overflows in xmlcatalog when running in --shell mode.
  • Update libxml2 to the latest version.
  • Apply the fix from commit c2e233fc.
  • Avoid running xmlcatalog in --shell mode if possible.

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Vulnerability in libxml2 software

Vulnerability in libxml2 software CVE ID CVE-2026-11979 Publication date 29 June 2026 Vendor xmlsoft Product libxml2 Vulnerable versions All through 2.15.3 Vulnerability type (CWE) Stack-based Buffer ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 29, 2026 (1 hour, 43 minutes ago)
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