Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.8-r1
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EPSS
0.16% (53rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE39-LIBXML2-339215
- published 4 Apr 2018
- disclosed 4 Apr 2018
Introduced: 4 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-9251 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.9 libxml2 to version 2.9.8-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.9 relevant fixed versions and status.
The 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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