CVE-2008-1767

N/A Unknown
Published: May 23, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30315
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30323
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30393
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30521
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0287.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1580/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2094/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
20.8%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

redhat

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