CVE-2017-18258
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18258
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-18258.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-18258
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2018-04-08T17:29:00.237Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-15T12:03:22.779858088Z
- Severity
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- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb