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CVE-2013-1969

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
25 Apr 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
3.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 90% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-399
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
libxml2Servers and applications · cpe:a:xmlsoft:libxml2
  • Version 2.9.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1969
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1969