CVE-2025-27113: Null Pointer Dereference

Published Feb 18, 2025
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Updated

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

Other sources

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), an anonymous researcher, CVE-2024-9681, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Andr.Ess, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Andrew James Gonzalez, Apple, CVE-2025-24085, Jax Reissner, Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Lukas Bernhard, Tashita Software Security, Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), ABC Research s.r.o., Murray Mike, mzzzz__, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Alhour@@NSAntoine, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), CVE-2023-27043, Jaydev Ahire, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., zbleet(QI), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Dalibor Milanovic, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
Gnome libxml2<2.12.10, >2.13.0<=2.13.6
F5 Traffix SDC=5.2.0
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4
Microsoft cbl2 libxml2 2.10.4-6
Microsoft azl3 libxml2 2.11.5-4
Microsoft azl3 libxml2 2.11.5-5
Xmlsoft Libxml2<2.12.10
Xmlsoft Libxml2>=2.13.0<2.13.6
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
17.7.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
debian/libxml2
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u62.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u42.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u32.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u12.15.4+dfsg-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/libxml2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.4
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade libxml2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.12.10
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade libxml2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.13.6

Event History

Feb 18, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·08:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 24, 2025
Advisory Published
via F5·03:21 PM
Data Sourced
via F5·03:21 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-27113?

CVE-2025-27113 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for a NULL pointer dereference.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-27113?

To fix CVE-2025-27113, update libxml2 to version 2.12.10 or later, or version 2.13.6 or later.

3

What versions of libxml2 are affected by CVE-2025-27113?

CVE-2025-27113 affects libxml2 versions before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6.

4

What happens if CVE-2025-27113 is exploited?

Exploiting CVE-2025-27113 could lead to application crashes due to the NULL pointer dereference.

5

Is there a known fix for CVE-2025-27113?

Yes, upgrading to the specified safe versions of libxml2 provides a known fix for CVE-2025-27113.

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