VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-14567

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…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 4.29%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 4.29% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-835
Affected: xmlsoft/libxml2 · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 4.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.