{"id":"CVE-2018-14567","title":"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-2015-803…","summary":"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-2015-803…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-835"],"vendor":"xmlsoft","product":"libxml2","affected":["libxml2 = 2.9.8","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","debian_linux = 8.0"],"published":"2018-08-16","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:43.043","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14567","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.043,"epssPercentile":0.90931,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.802Z","slug":"CVE-2018-14567","body":"## Overview\n\nlibxml2 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libxml2 = 2.9.8`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.9,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}