CVE-2025-32414
low-risk
Published 2025-04-08
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. This occurs in xmlPythonFileRead and xmlPythonFileReadRaw because of a difference between bytes and characters.
Do I need to act?
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0.18% 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
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5
CVSS 5.6/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
21
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal