CVE-2018-9251

The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in 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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.3 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-04-04

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Libxml2 (Xmlsoft)

References

• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html