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CVE-2017-18258
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-08T17:29:00.237 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:12:29.783

Summary

The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file.

Affected products

xmlsoft — libxml2

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References

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