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CVE-2017-18258

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2017-18258

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2017-18258

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Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "n/a"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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CVE-2017-18258

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