CVE-2024-55549

HIGH
2025-03-14 [email protected]
7.8
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch Released
Apr 02, 2026 - 20:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:31 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Nov 03, 2025 - 21:17 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Mar 14, 2025 - 02:15 nvd
HIGH 7.8

Tags

Use After Free Memory Corruption Information Disclosure Libxslt Redhat Suse

Description

xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes.

Analysis

xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes. Affected products include: Xmlsoft Libxslt. Version information: before 1.1.43.

Affected Products

Xmlsoft Libxslt.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.

Priority Score

59
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.1
CVSS: +39
POC: +20

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