Vulnerability: V8 Crash in libxmljs.parseXml with Non-Buffer Argument

Vulnerability: V8 Crash in libxmljs.parseXml with Non-Buffer Argument

CVE-2022-21144 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

This affects all versions of package libxmljs. When invoking the libxmljs.parseXml function with a non-buffer argument the V8 code will attempt invoking the .toString method of the argument. If the argument's toString value is not a Function object V8 will crash.

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