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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14567

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_...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-2"}]}]

Debian:13 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-2"}]}]

Debian:14 libxml2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org