CVE-2024-40896 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-40896

In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13...

Vulnerability Description

In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libxml2
Vulnerable Versions:
2.11.0, 2.12.0, 2.13.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 23rd, 2024
Last Modified: February 28th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)