CVE-2018-9251 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the xz_decomp function of libxml2 version 2.9.8 when compiled with LZMA support, affecting products like Debian Linux. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted XML file, leading to system unavailability. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) requires user interaction and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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