A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at all."
References
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| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woIeYVcSQB_NwfEhaVnX6MedpWJ_nqWl/view?usp=drive_link | Broken Link |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958#note_2505853 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319228 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.319228 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.622285 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
01 Jul 2026, 15:25
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Siemens
Ibm aix Xmlsoft libxml2 Siemens ruggedcom Rst2428p Siemens ruggedcom Rst2428p Firmware Ibm Xmlsoft Ibm vios |
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| References | () https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woIeYVcSQB_NwfEhaVnX6MedpWJ_nqWl/view?usp=drive_link - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/958#note_2505853 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319228 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?id.319228 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?submit.622285 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html - Third Party Advisory |
02 Jun 2026, 14:16
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08 Aug 2025, 17:15
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Information
Published : 2025-08-08 17:15
Updated : 2026-07-01 15:25
NVD link : CVE-2025-8732
Mitre link : CVE-2025-8732
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-8732
JSON object : View
Products Affected
ibm
- aix
- vios
siemens
- ruggedcom_rst2428p
- ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware
xmlsoft
- libxml2
