Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-14567 |
CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-611 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Libxml2 Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | Gnome Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU14470
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14567
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the liblzma error code of the GNOME libxml2 library due to an infinite loop condition in the Lempel–Ziv–Markov (LZMA) decompression feature during the processing of XML files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening an XML file that submits malicious input, trigger a LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR condition and cause the service to crash.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLibxml2: 2.9.8
External linkshttp://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.