CVE-2018-9251

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9251
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-9251.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-9251
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-04-04T02:29:00.320Z
Modified
2026-07-07T08:49:58.907830979Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The xzdecomp 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 LZMAMEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035.

Database specific 
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "8.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "8.0"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/gnome/libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/gnome/libxml2
Events
Introduced
18890f471c420411aa3c989e104d090966ec9dbf
Last affected
18890f471c420411aa3c989e104d090966ec9dbf
Database specific 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.9.8"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.9.8"
        }
    ],
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.8
v2.*
v2.9.8

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-9251.json"

Git / gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/libxml2
Events
Introduced
18890f471c420411aa3c989e104d090966ec9dbf
Last affected
18890f471c420411aa3c989e104d090966ec9dbf
Database specific 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.9.8"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.9.8"
        }
    ],
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "source": "CPE_STRING"
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.8
v2.*
v2.9.8

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-9251.json"