vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-18258): libxml2 vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 8, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 8, 2018
Added
Aug 17, 2018
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2-utilsubuntu-upgrade-python-libxml2ubuntu-upgrade-python3-libxml2
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