CVE-2025-24928

Name: CVE-2025-24928
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-18T23:15:10.25+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.7/10EPSS 0.38%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-24928 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.7/10 on the CVSS scale. libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-9047.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.7/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.38%

29.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Manageability Software Development Kit	All versions
Netapp	Ontap	9
Netapp	Solidfire \& Hci Management Node	All versions
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	< 2.12.10
Xmlsoft	Libxml2	>= 2.13.0, < 2.13.6
Netapp	Hci Compute Node	All versions
Netapp	H410c Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H300s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H500s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H700s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H410s Firmware	All versions

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847Issue Tracking
https://issues.oss-fuzz.com/issues/392687022Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00028.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0006/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 18, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-24928?

How severe is CVE-2025-24928?

CVE-2025-24928 has a CVSS score of 7.7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24928?

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Source: NVD / NIST