CVE-2025-6170
2.5
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2025-6170
To remediate CVE-2025-6170, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.13.9-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u8 or later
Is CVE-2025-6170 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.13.9-r0
- from 0, < 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |