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CVE-2018-14567

libxml2 2.9.8, if --with-lzma is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafte

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00677
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Weakness Classification

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
xmlsoft libxml2all versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
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None Required
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Unchanged Changed
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None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Aug 2018 · 08:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

8
siemens-csafSSA-398330
rhsaRHBA-2020:1540Moderate
rhsaRHBA-2020:1539Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3080-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3081-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/Third Party Advisory
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