CVE-2018-14567
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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 and CVE-2018-9251.
Find out more about CVE-2018-14567 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this flaw as having Low impact. A future update may address this issue.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | libxml2 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libxml2 | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libxml2 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libxml2 | Not affected |
CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation