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CVE-2021-3518
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-05-18T12:15:08.043 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:05:16.823

Summary

There's a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Affected products

xmlsoft — libxml2

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References

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