CVE-2024-34393

CVE-2024-34393

libxmljs2 is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking a function on the result of attrs() that was called on a parsed node. This vulnerability might lead to denial of service (on both 32-bit systems and 64-bit systems), data leak, infinite loop and remote code execution (on 32-bit systems with the XML_PARSE_HUGE flag enabled).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-34393: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-34393?
CVE-2024-34393 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-34393?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-34393 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.