CVE-2025-24928

A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability allows a stack-based buffer overflow via DTD validation of an untrusted document or untrusted DTD.

This vulnerability is rated as important because it involves a stack-based buffer overflow in the xmlSnprintfElements function within valid.c. Exploiting this issue requires DTD validation to occur on an untrusted document or untrusted DTD, making it a potential security risk for applications using libxml2 that do not adequately restrict DTD input.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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.