Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
No English description supplied.