CVE-2018-14567

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.

CVSS 3.0

6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-835

Published

2018-08-16

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• canonical:ubuntu_linux
• debian:debian_linux
• xmlsoft:libxml2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/

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