Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
libxml2: vulnerability history, versions and safety
libxml2 is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 201 vulnerabilities for it across 68 releases, from Nov -0001 to Jun 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on libxml2 i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 12 of the 201 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 12 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 201 over 2026 years · 4 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 29 Jun 2026 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 12 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for libxml2, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 68 of 68 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 4 of the 201 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for libxml2
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote XML Entity Inclusion Vulnerability in libxml2 | 9.8 critical | 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1 | 19 Feb 2018 |
| Critical Out-of-Bounds Memory Access in libxml2: CVE-2015-8710 | 9.8 critical | 2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.1 | 11 Apr 2016 |
| Critical Buffer Overflow in libxml2: Remote Code Execution Risk | 9.8 critical | 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1 | 19 Feb 2018 |
| Critical Format String Vulnerability in libxml2: CVE-2016-4448 | 9.8 critical | 2.9.4+dfsg1-1 | 09 Jun 2016 |
| Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in libxml2: CVE-2016-4658 | 9.8 critical | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1 | 25 Sep 2016 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
