Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Jun 16, 2025 15:19:29 UTC

CVE-2025-49795

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.

Base score7.5/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorNetworkAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionNoneUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactNoneC

Integrity impactNoneI

Availability impactHighA

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

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Record context

CVE Numbering Authorityredhat

Last updatedNov 4, 2026 21:35:53 UTC

PublishedJun 16, 2025 15:19:29 UTC

ReservedJun 10, 2025 22:17:05 UTC