vulnerability
IBM AIX: libxml2_advisory5 (CVE-2023-29469): Vulnerability in libxml2 affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 24, 2023 | Jul 27, 2023 | Sep 25, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 24, 2023
Added
Jul 27, 2023
Modified
Sep 25, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.4. When hashing empty dict strings in a crafted XML document, xmlDictComputeFastKey in dict.c can produce non-deterministic values, leading to various logic and memory errors, such as a double free. This behavior occurs because there is an attempt to use the first byte of an empty string, and any value is possible (not solely the '\0' value).
Solution
ibm-aix-libxml2_advisory5
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