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cve[email protected]CVE-2018-9251
HistoryApr 04, 2018 - 2:29 a.m.

CVE-2018-9251

2018-04-0402:29:00
CWE-835
web.nvd.nist.gov
184
cve-2018-9251
xz_decomp
libxml2
denial of service
remote attackers
crafted xml file
vulnerability
nvd

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

2.6 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.9%

The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in 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.

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

2.6 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

HIGH

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.9%