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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-04-08T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.300Z

Reserved: 2018-04-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-18258

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-08T17:29:00.237

Modified: 2020-09-10T01:15:12.363

Link: CVE-2017-18258

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18258 - Bugzilla