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CVE-2018-14567

CVE-2018-14567MEDIUM

n/a n/a — 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 t…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  N  N  H    6.5   .0435   91.1     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jul 23  Reserved by mitre
  Aug 16  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2018-14567. Received CVSS 6.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-835 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.0 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 23, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
August 16, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2018-14567. Received CVSS 6.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-835

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html [Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-14567 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-835

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