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GLSA-201203-08 : libxslt: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58218

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-08 (libxslt: Denial of Service)

 An out of bounds read error has been found in libxslt/pattern.c in libxslt.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process an XML file using a specially crafted XSLT stylesheet in an application linked against libxslt, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.26-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-08

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58218

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-08.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 3/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxslt

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3970

BID: 51911

GLSA: 201203-08