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2018-04-04
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.
| Products | Debian_linux, Libxml2 |
| Type | Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914 |