Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017182580000000
Revision Date:2018-04-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-18258 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-18258
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND libxml2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.6').
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