CVE-2025-6170
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6170
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u8 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.