Executive Summary

Summary
Title libxslt: Execution of arbitrary code
Informations
Name GLSA-200806-02 First vendor Publication 2008-06-03
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2008-06-03
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

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

Synopsis

A vulnerability was found in libxslt, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code and Denial of Service.

Background

Libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.

Description

Anthony de Almeida Lopes reported a vulnerability in libxslt when handling XSL style-sheet files, which could be exploited to trigger the use of uninitialized memory, e.g. in a call to "free()".

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process an XML file using a specially crafted XSL transformation file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.24"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1767 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1767

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

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

Original Source

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

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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