CVE-2017-18258
MEDIUMlibxml2 < 2.9.6 - Denial of Service via LZMA File Memory Consumption
Title source: llmDescription
The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
75.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (2)
rubygems/nokogiri
0 - 1.8.2RubyGems
xmlsoft/libxml2
< 2.9.6
Published
Apr 08, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026