CVE-2018-14567

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-14567
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-16T20:29:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-09-10T01:15:14
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-835 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14567
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14567
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:24:45 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:15:10 2018-08-16T20:29Z 2018-08-16T20:29:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:15:11 2020-09-10T01:15:14 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:15:11 Modified Vulnerability Status updated