An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.
Mend Note: This vulnerability does not affect RubyGem's Nokogiri directly, but its dependency libxml2, which is downloaded during Nokogiri's depndency resolution.
CVE-2024-34459 - High Severity Vulnerability
Nokogiri (鋸) is an HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parser. Among Nokogiri's many features is the ability to search documents via XPath or CSS3 selectors.
Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8.gem
Path to dependency file: /docs/Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /docs/Gemfile.lock
Dependency Hierarchy: - sanitize-2.1.0.gem (Root Library) - :x: **nokogiri-1.6.8.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: b9bd902dad80b8b5fa55a183526357266ae47bcc
Found in base branch: master
An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c. Mend Note: This vulnerability does not affect RubyGem's Nokogiri directly, but its dependency libxml2, which is downloaded during Nokogiri's depndency resolution.
Publish Date: 2024-05-13
URL: CVE-2024-34459
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r95h-9x8f-r3f7
Release Date: 2024-05-14
Fix Resolution: libxml2-v2.11.8,v2.12.7, nokogiri - 1.16.5
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