CVE-2025-6170

June 16, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

2.5
Low

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Redhat
  • Xmllint
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a redhat xmllint / / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372952

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-121
2025-06-16
CVE-2025-6170

CVSS Score

2.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

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

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Timeline

Published: June 16, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 16, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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