CVE-2025-24855
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CVE-2025-24855 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlsoft | Libxslt | < 1.1.43 |
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/128Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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