A flaw was found in the libxml2 library. This uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability occurs when processing XML catalogs that contain repeated <nextCatalog> elements pointing to the same downstream catalog. A remote attacker can exploit this by supplying crafted catalogs, causing the parser to redundantly traverse catalog chains. This leads to excessive CPU consumption and degrades application availability, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
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Information
Published : 2026-01-15 15:15
Updated : 2026-01-16 15:55
NVD link : CVE-2026-0992
Mitre link : CVE-2026-0992
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0992
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CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
