CVE-2018-14567 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5