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ALPINE-CVE-2018-14404
ALPINE-CVE-2018-14404
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the xpath.c:xmlXPathCompOpEval() function of libxml2 through 2.9.8 when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case. Applications processing untrusted XSL format inputs with the use of the libxml2 library may be vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to a crash of the application.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.7 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r0, 2.9.0-r0, 2.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | libxml2 | 2.9.2-r1, 2.9.2-r2, 2.9.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libxml2 | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | libxml2 | 2.8.0-r1, 2.9.0-r0, 2.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | libxml2 | 2.9.2-r1, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libxml2 | 2.9.4-r0, 2.9.3-r0, 2.7.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-r0, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libxml2 | 2.7.2-r0, 2.8.0-r0, 2.8.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-r0, 2.7.8-r7, 2.7.8-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | libxml2 | 2.9.7-r1, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | libxml2 | 2.9.4-r2, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 2.7.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | libxml2 | 2.9.5-r0, 2.9.4-r1, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | libxml2 | 2.9.4-r2, 2.7.6-r1, 2.7.6-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | libxml2 | 2.9.4-r0, 2.9.1-r0, 2.9.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libxml2 | 2.9.2-r0, 0, 2.9.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | libxml2 | 0, 2.9.4-r4, 2.9.5-r0 |
Timeline
- Jul 19, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 9, 2026 CVE Updated