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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14404
DEBIAN-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 v3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | libxml2 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 19, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated