CVE-2020-24977

libxml2: Buffer overflow vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 4, 2020

Updated · October 14, 2026

Description

GNOME project libxml2 v2.9.10 has a global buffer over-read vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal at libxml2/entities.c. The issue has been fixed in commit 50f06b3e.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write