CVE-2018-9251
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9251
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9251.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201810-3
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201810-4
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.9.8-4 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.