CVE-2019-19956

moderate-risk
Published 2019-12-24

xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.10 has a memory leak related to newDoc->oldNs.

Do I need to act?

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0.15% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

References (24)

Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/
and 4 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate