CVE-2026-8177

Description

XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences. A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the input string into adjacent heap memory. Any Perl process that passes attacker controlled strings to XML::LibXML's DOM node-name methods can reach this path on the default API. The likely consequence is a crash, causing denial of service.

References

https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/pull/149

https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/issues/146

https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/commit/15652bd905a6c9dda59a81b14d4766adbbae2ea8.patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/10/8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3