Feed/CVE-2017-18258
CVE-2017-18258MEDIUMCVSS 6.5

CVE-2017-18258

Published Apr 8, 2018·Updated Oct 14, 2026

NVD 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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

View on NVD Search GitHub Search Google

Get alerted for CVEs like this

Register your stack and get notified within minutes when a matching CVE drops.

Start monitoring free