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CVE-2026-11979

libxml2 is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the xmlcatalog utility when running in --shell mode. The usershell() function processes user input using fixed-size stack buffers without proper bounds checking. By supplying an overly long input line, an attacker can overflow internal buffers (command, arg, and argv) during input parsing. This results in memory corruption within the stack frame. Successful exploitation may cause a crash or potentially allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the xmlcatalog process. This issue has been fixed in the commit c2e233fc. NOTE: The maintainers of this project did not agree that this issue is a vulnerability and considered it a bug.

CVSS 1.8 · LowBuzz score 28.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 28.9

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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 15.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
15.0
3 sources across 3 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
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0
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Mention timeline

Total mentions
3
within the 30d window
Peak daily
2
highest bucket

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