ALPINE-CVE-2018-9251

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-9251

    Published: 4 Apr 2018Last Modified: 9 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-9251

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-9251

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/libxml2?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.8-r1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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