Uncontrolled resource consumption in nokogiri
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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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-18258US | medium6.5 | — | ||
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 funct… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bbWEB
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-882p-jqgm-f45gADVISORY
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2017-18258.ymlWEB
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284WEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.htmlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18258ADVISORY
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001WEB
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