CVE-2018-9251

NameCVE-2018-9251
DescriptionThe 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxml2 (PTS)buster2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4fixed
buster (security)2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u6fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4fixed
bookworm2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.9.14+dfsg-1.3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxml2source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- libxml2 <not-affected> (Fix for CVE-2017-18258 not applied, cf. bug #895195)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794914
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74
Before upstream commit https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
the memlimit argument to lzma_auto_decoder was set to UINT64_MAX, possibly
allowing a malicious LZMA compressed files to consume large amounts of memory
when decompressed. Setting memlimit to UINT64_MAX the limiter is effectively
disabled and "lzma_auto_decoder(&state->strm, UINT64_MAX, 0)" can never result
in LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR outcome because there is no way to exceed UINT64_MAX.
Thus CVE-2018-9251 is only affecting libxml2 if e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
is applied.

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