CVE-2017-18258

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
08/04/2018
Last modified:
10/09/2020

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.9.6 (excluding)