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CVE-2017-18258

6.5 mediumEPSS 2.7%

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 3.0
6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
CWE
CWE-770
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-882p-jqgm-f45gRubyGemsnokogiri<1.8.21.8.2

References

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