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    CVE-2026-123202 (GCVE-0-2026-123202)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-05 18:16 – Updated: 2026-11-05 19:04
    VLAI
    Title
    libnxml before 0.18.6 Stack-based Buffer Overflow via long multi-byte XML name
    Summary
    libnxml before 0.18.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in src/nxml_parser.c that allows remote attackers to write past a 1024-byte stack buffer via long XML names. Attackers can supply XML or RSS feeds with a 1022-character element, attribute, DOCTYPE or entity name ending in a multi-byte UTF-8 character to crash parsing applications.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-11-05 19:04 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
    Assigner
    VulnCheck CNA
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    bakulf libnxml Affected: 0 , < 0.18.6 (semver)
    Create a notification for this product.
    Date Public
    2026-10-29 00:00
    Credits
    Show details on NVD website

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