Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-9251
CVE-2018-9251
Description
The xz_decomp 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 LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035.
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Affected products
11- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015
< 2.9.12-1.2+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.12-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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