### [CVE-2017-18258](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18258)
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### Description

The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284

#### Github
- https://github.com/0xfabiof/aws_inspector_parser
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/geeknik/cve-fuzzing-poc