CVE-2008-2935

N/A Unknown
Published: August 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the rc4 (1) encryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4EncryptFunction) and (2) decryption (aka exsltCryptoRc4DecryptFunction) functions in crypto.c in libexslt in libxslt 1.1.8 through 1.1.24 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XML file containing a long string as "an argument in the XSL input."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31230
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31310
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31395
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31399
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-06.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4078
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1624
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:160
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0649.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30467
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020596
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-633-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2266/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00092.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00118.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31310
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31395
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0649.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2008-003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494976/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495018/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497829/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020596
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/2008/2266/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00092.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00118.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

xmlsoft

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