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CVE-2021-3516
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-06-01T14:15:10.373 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:05:16.463

Summary

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.

Affected products

xmlsoft — xmllint

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References

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