CVE-2013-1969
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow...
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
- Record
CVE-2013-1969- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
- Record
CVE-2013-1969- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1957 No score
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1957- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmvg-2fg9-jhpr No score
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow...
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxml2 2.9.0 and possibly other versions might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) htmlParseChunk and (2) xmldecl_done functions, as demonstrated by a buffer overflow in the xmlBufGetInputBase function.
- Record
GHSA-jmvg-2fg9-jhpr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 No score
libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libxml2openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 32 CVEs |
before 2.9.4-1.22 | 2.9.4-1.22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1969 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xmlsoft Libxml2, published April 25, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.82%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit?id=de0cc20c29cb3f056062925395e0f68d2250a46f
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00109.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690202
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1817-1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/4
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secunia.com/advisories/53061
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1969
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmvg-2fg9-jhpr
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4225