CVE-2018-14404
Libxml2 NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability (Path Traversal)
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the xpath.c:xmlXPathCompOpEval() function of libxml2 through 2.9.8 when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case. Applications processing untrusted XSL format inputs with the use of the libxml2 library may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a crash of the application.
INFO
Published Date :
July 19, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 10, 2020, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-14404 has a 20 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14404
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-14404.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1543 | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901817 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595985 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues/10 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0002/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
its fork winafl
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
WinAFL modified for RDP client fuzzing
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
None
CMake C HTML JavaScript CSS C++ Perl PLpgSQL Rich Text Format Python
None
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
Python
None
None
Dockerfile Makefile Shell Go Smarty Open Policy Agent Mustache
None
Dockerfile Makefile
None
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
winafl with mopt mutators and afl fast power schedulers.
CMake C PLpgSQL C++ JavaScript Rich Text Format Python
Reference code for the blog / video tutorial of Up and running with Lacework and Packer
Reference code from the Up and Running with Lacework and Packer blog and YouTube video
None
Dockerfile Makefile Shell Go Smarty Open Policy Agent
A simple python script to parse the current HTML report from AWS Inspector to a neat tabled format
Python
None
Dockerfile Makefile Shell Go Smarty
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-14404 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-14404 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] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1543 [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] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901817 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901817 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues/10 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues/10 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595985 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595985 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.9.8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14404 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14404
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.98 }} 0.07%
score
0.90816
percentile