Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libxslt (MDVSA-2008:151)

high Nessus Plugin ID 37284

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in libxslt could be exploited via an XSL style sheet file with a long XLST transformation match condition, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2008-1767).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 37284

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-151.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xslt1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xslt1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64xslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt-proc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libxslt1-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-libxslt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1767

BID: 29312

CWE: 119

MDVSA: 2008:151

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