In xmlIO in libxml2 before 2.15.4, an inconsistency in xmlOutputWriteCallback and xmlBufUse causes negative lengths to reach write callbacks, aka a lack of a check for integer overflow before calling writecallback. This has security relevance for many types of uses of that length value within a callback.

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Title Integer Overflow in libxml2 Output Callbacks

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Description In xmlIO in libxml2 before 2.15.4, an inconsistency in xmlOutputWriteCallback and xmlBufUse causes negative lengths to reach write callbacks, aka a lack of a check for integer overflow before calling writecallback. This has security relevance for many types of uses of that length value within a callback.
First Time appeared Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
Weaknesses CWE-192
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
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{'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: 2026-09-05T04:31:21.187Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T04:31:20.849Z

Link: CVE-2026-86143

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.270

Modified: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.270

Link: CVE-2026-86143

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

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