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title: "xmlsoft libxml vulnerabilities and CVEs"
url: https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/xmlsoft/libxml
type: product
description: "xmlsoft libxml has 8 published CVEs, 0 in CISA KEV and 3 with public exploits."
updated: 2015-08-14
source: RadicalNotion.AI
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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# xmlsoft libxml vulnerabilities

Vendor: [xmlsoft](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/xmlsoft)

- **Published CVEs:** 8
- **In CISA KEV:** 0
- **With a public exploit:** 3
- **With a patch:** 8
- **Average CVSS:** 7.5
- **First CVE:** 2004-03-04
- **Latest CVE:** 2015-08-14

## Severity breakdown

| Severity | CVEs |
| --- | --- |
| Critical | 3 |
| High | 2 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unscored | 0 |

## Most common weakness types

| CWE | Name | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [CWE-189](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-189) | Numeric Errors | 2 |
| [CWE-399](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-399) | Resource Management Errors | 2 |
| [CWE-119](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-119) | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer | 1 |
| [CWE-416](https://radicalnotion.ai/cwe/cwe-416) | Use After Free | 1 |

## CVEs by year

| Year | CVEs published |
| --- | --- |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 |

## Affected versions (top 12 of 28)

| Version | Kind | CVEs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1.8.17 | range | 4 |
| 2.7.2 | range | 2 |
| \<= 1.8.16 | range | 1 |
| 1.5.0 | range | 1 |
| 1.6.0 | range | 1 |
| 1.6.1 | range | 1 |
| 1.6.2 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.0 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.1 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.2 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.3 | range | 1 |
| 1.7.4 | range | 1 |

## CVEs

| CVE | Title | Severity | CVSS | CISA KEV | Public exploit | Patch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CVE-2015-1819 | Nokogiri vulnerable to libxml XML Entity Expansion | medium | 5.0 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2011-1944 | - | critical | 9.3 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2009-2416 | - | medium | 6.5 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2009-2414 | - | medium | 4.3 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2008-4226 | - | critical | 10.0 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2008-4225 | - | high | 7.8 | No | No | Yes |
| CVE-2004-0989 | - | critical | 10.0 | No | Yes | Yes |
| CVE-2004-0110 | - | high | 7.5 | No | Yes | Yes |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many CVEs does xmlsoft libxml have?

xmlsoft libxml has 8 published CVE records since 2004.

### How many xmlsoft libxml CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of xmlsoft libxml's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

### Are there public exploits for xmlsoft libxml vulnerabilities?

Yes — 3 of xmlsoft libxml's CVEs have a known public exploit.

### Which versions of xmlsoft libxml are affected?

28 distinct xmlsoft libxml versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.

### What are the most common weakness types in xmlsoft libxml CVEs?

xmlsoft libxml's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-189 (Numeric Errors), CWE-399 (Resource Management Errors), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer), CWE-416 (Use After Free).

### How many critical xmlsoft libxml vulnerabilities are there?

xmlsoft libxml has 3 critical and 2 high-severity CVEs.

### What is the average severity of xmlsoft libxml CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across xmlsoft libxml's scored CVEs is 7.5.

## Other products from this vendor

- [libxml2](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/xmlsoft/libxml2) (116 CVEs)
- [libxslt](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/xmlsoft/libxslt) (25 CVEs)
- [xmllint](https://radicalnotion.ai/vendor/xmlsoft/xmllint) (2 CVEs)

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