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CVE-2018-14404

6.5 MEDIUM 4% exploit odds Fix listed

What it 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.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds
3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
3.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record