CVE-2025-49795 HIGH

CVE-2025-49795: Libxml: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service (dos)

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP2
Weakness CWE-825
Published June 16, 2025
Last update June 2, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 16, 2025 CVE published
June 2, 2026 Record updated