gsd-2017-18258
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2018-04-13 00:00
Details
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. References: - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18258 - https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-882p-jqgm-f45g - https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284 - https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html - https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html - https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/ - https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
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CVE-2017-18258


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    "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.",
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18258.html",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1540",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:1539",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1190",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18258",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-18258",
      "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2017-18258.html",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-18258.html"
    ]
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}


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