The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers…

Description

The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2016:0106 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-3430 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20151102 CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://xmlsoft.org/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2016-a9ee80b01d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1089 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 1034243 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• USN-2812-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20151102 Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2016-189a7bf68c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20151103 Re: CVE request: DoS in libxml2 if xz is enabled (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• GLSA-201701-37 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 77390 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/HT206169 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 08:06 UTC.