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CVE-2018-9251

Published: Apr 4, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

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Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914

x_refsource_MISC

[debian-lts-announce] 20180927 [SECURITY] [DLA 1524-1] libxml2 security update

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