gsd-2017-18258
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2018-04-13 00:00
Details
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:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18258
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-882p-jqgm-f45g
- 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
Aliases
Aliases
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"baseMetricV2": { "cvssV2": { "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 4.3, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0" }, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "severity": "MEDIUM", "userInteractionRequired": true }, "baseMetricV3": { "cvssV3": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 6.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.0" }, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 3.6 } }, "lastModifiedDate": "2020-09-10T01:15Z", "publishedDate": "2018-04-08T17:29Z" } } }
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