CVE-2012-2870

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2870
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-31 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlibxslt 1.1.26 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly manage memory, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XSLT expression that is not properly identified during XPath navigation, related to (1) the xsltCompileLocationPathPattern function in libxslt/pattern.c and (2) the xsltGenerateIdFunction function in libxslt/functions.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 5.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 6.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.1 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.2 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.31 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.32 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.33 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.34 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.35 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.36 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.37 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.38 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.39 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.41 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.46 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.47 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.48 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.49 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.50 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.51 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.52 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.53 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.54 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.55 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.56 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.57 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.59 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.60 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.61 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.62 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.63 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.64 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.68 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.69 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.70 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.71 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.72 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.73 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.74 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.75 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.76 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.77 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.78 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.79 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.80 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.81 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.82 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.83 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.84 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.85 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.86 All All All
Application Google Chrome 21.0.1180.87 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.10 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.11 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.12 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.13 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.14 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.15 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.16 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.17 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.18 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.19 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.20 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.21 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.22 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.23 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.24 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.8 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt 1.1.9 All All All
Application Xmlsoft Libxslt All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 138672 - chromium - Heap-double-free in xsltCompileStepPattern - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
Security Advisory SA54886 - Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-8 iTunes 11.1.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1215-1: important: chromium: update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:164 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
[chrome] Log of /trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/functions.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 src.chromium.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2555-1 libxslt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About the security content of iTunes 11.1.4 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Issue 140368 - chromium - Security: heap-use-after-free in xsltGenerateIdFunction - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
[chrome] Diff of /trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/functions.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 src.chromium.org
[chrome] Log of /trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/pattern.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 src.chromium.org
Issue 10830177: Handle a bad XSLT expression better. - Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 chromiumcodereview.appspot.com
APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 iOS 7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
Issue 10823168: Fix harmless memory error in generate-id. - Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 chromiumcodereview.appspot.com
[chrome] Diff of /trunk/src/third_party/libxslt/libxslt/pattern.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 src.chromium.org
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