Executive Summary

Summary
Title libxslt security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2008:0287 First vendor Publication 2008-05-21
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2008-05-21
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated libxslt packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

libxslt is a C library, based on libxml, for parsing of XML files into other textual formats (eg HTML, plain text and other XML representations of the underlying data). It uses the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism and, being written in plain ANSI C, is designed to be simple to incorporate into other applications

Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported the libxslt library did not properly process long "transformation match" conditions in the XSL stylesheet files. An attacker could create a malicious XSL file that would cause a crash, or, possibly, execute and arbitrary code with the privileges of the application using libxslt library to perform XSL transformations. (CVE-2008-1767)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

446809 - CVE-2008-1767 libxslt: fixed-sized steps array overflow via "template match" condition in XSL file

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19993
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19993
Title: DSA-1589-1 libxslt - arbitrary code execution
Description: It was discovered that libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, could be coerced into executing arbitrary code via a buffer overflow when an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition triggered a large number of steps.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1589-1
CVE-2008-1767
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): libxslt
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22601
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22601
Title: ELSA-2008:0287: libxslt security update (Important)
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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2008:0287-01
CVE-2008-1767
Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): libxslt
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7984
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7984
Title: DSA-1589 libxslt -- buffer overflow
Description: It was discovered that libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, could be coerced into executing arbitrary code via a buffer overflow when an XSL style sheet file with a long XSLT "transformation match" condition triggered a large number of steps.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1589
CVE-2008-1767
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): libxslt
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9785
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9785
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-1767
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1
Os 10
Os 2
Os 1
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-05-12 Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007
File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2008-007.nasl
2009-11-17 Name : Mac OS X Version
File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for libxslt
File : nvt/sles10_libxslt0.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for libxslt
File : nvt/sles9p5028020.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for libxslt MDVSA-2008:151 (libxslt)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_151.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for libxslt vulnerabilities USN-633-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_633_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for libxslt RHSA-2008:0287-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0287-01_libxslt.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for libxslt CESA-2008:0287-01 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0287-01_libxslt_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for libxslt CESA-2008:0287 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0287_libxslt_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for libxslt CESA-2008:0287 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0287_libxslt_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200806-02 (libxslt)
File : nvt/glsa_200806_02.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-210-03 libxslt
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_210_03.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
45419 libxslt XSL Style-sheet File Processing Arbitrary Code Execution

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0287.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20080521_libxslt_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12184.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-151.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-14 Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.
File : macosx_Safari3_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-14 Name : The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.
File : safari_3_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-10 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2008-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-08-04 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-633-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-29 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2008-210-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-06-16 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_libxslt-5263.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-06-16 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_libxslt-5343.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-06-04 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200806-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-05-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1589.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-05-22 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0287.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-05-22 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0287.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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