libxml2 < 2.13.8 / 2.14.x < 2.14.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234891

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- 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. (CVE-2025-32414)

- In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables in xmlschemas.c has a heap-based buffer under-read. To exploit this, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints, or a crafted XML schema must be used. (CVE-2025-32415)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to libxml2 version 2.13.8, 2.14.2, or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234891

File Name: macos_libxlm2_2_14_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 4/28/2025

Updated: 4/28/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32414

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:xmlsoft:libxml2

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/libxml2

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32414, CVE-2025-32415

IAVA: 2025-A-0229-S, 2025-A-0293

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