CVE-2018-14567
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-14567
To remediate CVE-2018-14567, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libxml2—upgrade to 2.9.8-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.10+dfsg-2 or later
Is CVE-2018-14567 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.9.8-r1
- from 0, < 2.9.10+dfsg-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |