Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2025-8732
A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at all."
EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Ibm Aix — versions 7.3.4
- Ibm Vios — versions 4.1.2.0
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rst2428p
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rst2428p_firmware
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- N/a Libxml2 — versions 2.14.0, 2.14.1, 2.14.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit, Broken Link)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8732?
- CVE-2025-8732 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8732?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8732 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.