CVE-2008-1767

critical

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/32706

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

http://secunia.com/advisories/31363

http://secunia.com/advisories/31074

http://secunia.com/advisories/30717

http://secunia.com/advisories/30521

http://secunia.com/advisories/30393

http://secunia.com/advisories/30323

http://secunia.com/advisories/30315

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-23

Updated: 2017-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical