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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html ↗
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430 ↗
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05111017 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/2 ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html ↗
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html ↗
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/4 ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/03/1 ↗
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html ↗
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html ↗
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 ↗
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466 ↗