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CVE-2018-14567

Published: 31 July 2018

libxml2 2.9.8, if --with-lzma is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035 and CVE-2018-9251.

Notes

AuthorNote
leosilva
precise/esm version has not LZMA support
ccdm94
the same patch used to fix this vulnerability can also
be used to fix CVE-2018-9251 (even though they are
different CVEs).

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libxml2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13)
xenial
Released (2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.6)
bionic
Released (2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.2)
upstream
Released (2.9.9)
Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H