CVE-2025-6170

A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
2.5 LOW
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
redhatCNA
2.5 LOW
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 3%
VendorProductVersion
redhatjboss_core_services
-
redhatopenshift_container_platform
4.0
redhatenterprise_linux
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
redhatenterprise_linux
9.0
redhatenterprise_linux
10.0
xmlsoftlibxml2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libxml2
bullseye
unimportant
bullseye (security)
2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u8
fixed
bookworm
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4
fixed
trixie (security)
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1
fixed
trixie
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1
fixed
forky
2.14.5+dfsg-0.2
fixed
sid
2.14.5+dfsg-0.2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libxml2
plucky
Fixed 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.2
released
oracular
ignored
noble
Fixed 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.4
released
jammy
Fixed 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8
released
focal
Fixed 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm1
released
bionic
Fixed 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm4
released
xenial
Fixed 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm9
released
trusty
Fixed 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm8
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372952