CVE-2008-1767

libxslt XSL 1.1.23 - File Processing Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en pattern.c en libxslt anteriores a 1.1.24, permiten a atacantes, dependiendo del contexto, provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) y posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un fichero de hoja de estilo XSL con una condición "transformation match" XSLT larga que dispara un número grande de pasos.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-04-12 CVE Reserved
2008-05-21 First Exploit
2008-05-23 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (32)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/30393	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30521	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31363	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31815	2008-05-21
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html	2017-09-29
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html	2017-09-29
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	2017-09-29
http://secunia.com/advisories/30315	2017-09-29
http://secunia.com/advisories/30323	2017-09-29
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml	2017-09-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589	2017-09-29
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151	2017-09-29
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html	2017-09-29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1	2017-09-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1767	2008-05-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446809	2008-05-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop"				3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop" and version "3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1"		as		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1"		es		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1"		ws		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0"		as		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0"		es		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0"		ws		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "4.0"		as		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "4.0"		es		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "4.0"		ws		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0"		server		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5"		client		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation"				5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation" and version "5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Advanced Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation"				2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation" and version "2.1"		itanium		Affected