Description
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.
Published: 2018-08-16
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 4.3% Low
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1524-1 libxml2 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2369-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-6476 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3739-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities
History

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Ansible Tower Enterprise Linux
Xmlsoft Libxml2
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T06:30:37.625Z

Reserved: 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14567

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-16T20:29:02.470

Modified: 2026-10-14T07:16:43.043

Link: CVE-2018-14567

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-14567 - Bugzilla

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