Security Advisory
CVE-2018-9251
5.3
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
April 4, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory