CVE-2018-9251

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    CVE-2018-9251

    Published: 4 Apr 2018Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026

    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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 18890f471c420411aa3c989e104d090966ec9dbf
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.9.8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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