Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting libxml2-python27 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-LIBXML2PYTHON27-1724059
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 8 Apr 2018
Introduced: 8 Apr 2018
CVE-2017-18258 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03
libxml2-python27
to version 0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1415
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-python27
package and not the libxml2-python27
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2018.03
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18258
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
- 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/