UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14567

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14567

    Published: 31 Jul 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14567
    Aliases:
    USN-3739-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14567, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14567

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13

    Affected versions

    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.11
    2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.12

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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