Resource Exhaustion Affecting libxml2-python package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7.4


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.72% (81st percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2PYTHON-2163998
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 3 Apr 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libxml2-python to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-python package and not the libxml2-python package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.