CVE-2017-18258
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-18258 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-04-08 17:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-09-10 01:15:00 UTC |
| Description | The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-770
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 Libxml2 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | CONFIRM | security.netapp.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2369-1] libxml2 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | |
| USN-3739-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| McAfee Security Bulletin - SIEM update fixes multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-7704, CVE-2016-10708, CVE-2018-10858, CVE-2018-11784, CVE-2018-18258, CVE-2019-3628, CVE-2019-3629, CVE-2019-3630, CVE-2019-3631, CVE-2019-3632) | CONFIRM | kc.mcafee.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1524-1] libxml2 security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | |
| Set memory limit for LZMA decompression (e2a9122b) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab | MISC | git.gnome.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.