CVE-2017-18258
Apache Libxml2 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 8, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 10, 2020, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-18258 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2017-18258 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 CWE-770 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.6
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18258 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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1.73 }} -0.00%
score
0.86163
percentile