CVE-2008-1767

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1767
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-23 15:32:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in pattern.c in libxslt before 1.1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition that triggers a large number of steps.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Desktop 3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All as All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All es All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All ws All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All as All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All es All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All ws All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All as All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All es All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All ws All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 All client All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All itanium All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1589-1 libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2008-07-11 iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch 2.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:151 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian update for libxslt - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
APPLE-SA-2008-11-13 Safari 3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
USN-633-1: libxslt vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
About the security content of Safari 3.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - libxslt XSL Style Sheet Array Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
libxslt XSL File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Gentoo update for libxslt - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for libxslt - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Bug 527297 – xsltproc crashes when applying a transform to an xml document af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit
libxslt XSL File Processing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat update for libxslt - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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