CVE-2008-1767
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-1767 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-05-23 15:32:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Buffer 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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.