In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.

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Title Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in libxml2 via XPointer Evaluation

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.
First Time appeared Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-05T04:29:33.323Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T04:29:32.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-86142

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.133

Modified: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.133

Link: CVE-2026-86142

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Updated: 2026-09-05T06:30:04Z

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