libxml2 up to 2.9.8 xpath.c xmlXPathCompOpEval null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in libxml2 up to 2.9.8 (Document Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function xmlXPathCompOpEval
of the file xpath.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 07/19/2018. The weakness was shared 07/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14404 since 07/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111621 (Fedora 27 : libxml2 (2018-e198cf4a64)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277488 (Fedora Security Update for libxml2 (FEDORA-2018-3b782350ff)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111621). The entries 93619 and 115676 are related to this item.
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Nessus ID: 111621
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : libxml2 (2018-e198cf4a64)
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Advisory: FEDORA-2018-e198cf4a64Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-14404 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94347 - libxml2 CVE-2016-9318 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/19/2018 19:33Updated: 04/18/2023 16:46
Changes: 07/19/2018 19:33 (73), 03/08/2020 17:04 (6), 04/18/2023 16:37 (4), 04/18/2023 16:46 (1)
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