CVE-2018-9251
N/A
Published: April 4, 2018 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:06 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxLIBXML2
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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