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CVE-2026-8177 (GCVE-0-2026-8177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-10 20:48 – Updated: 2026-05-11 16:53
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Title
XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences
Summary
XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences. A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the input string into adjacent heap memory. Any Perl process that passes attacker controlled strings to XML::LibXML's DOM node-name methods can reach this path on the default API. The likely consequence is a crash, causing denial of service.
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Vendor Product Version
SHLOMIF XML::LibXML Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.0210 (custom)
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