A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the xpath.c:xmlXPathCompOpEval() function of libxml2 through 2.9.8 when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case. Applications processing untrusted XSL format inputs with the use of the libxml2 library may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a crash of the application.
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History
03 Dec 2025, 21:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 5.0
v3 : 6.5 |
Information
Published : 2018-07-19 13:29
Updated : 2025-12-03 21:15
NVD link : CVE-2018-14404
Mitre link : CVE-2018-14404
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-14404
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Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
xmlsoft
- libxml2
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
