CVE-2019-20388 describes a memory leak vulnerability (CWE-401) in the xmlSchemaPreRun function of libxml2 version 2.9.10, impacting various products including Debian, Fedora, NetApp, OpenSUSE, Oracle, and xmlsoft. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact (denial of service) without requiring user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
CVE-2019-20388
Aug 11, 2020libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c
Jan 21, 2020xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c in libxml2 2.9.10 allows an xmlSchemaValidateStream memory leak.
Jan 14, 2020