CVE-2025-49795 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-49795

Libxml: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service (dos)

Vulnerability Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libxml2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP2, Red Hat Hardened Images, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vulnerable Versions:
2.10.0, 0:2.12.5-7.el10_0, 2.15.2-0.3.hum1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 16th, 2025
Last Modified: July 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-825

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.