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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14567

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 and CVE-2018-9251.

Products
libxml2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.9.10+dfsg-2
CVEs
CVE-2018-14567
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14567

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Aug 2018, 20:29 UTC

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 and CVE-2018-9251.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14567

libxml2

Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2

libxml2

Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2

libxml2

Fixed versions: 2.9.10+dfsg-2

Complete source record
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