CVE-2018-9251
MEDIUM5.3EPSS 0.77%Published: 4/4/2018Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2018-9251
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Alpine/libxml2from 0, < 2.9.8-r1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |