CVE-2008-1767

Published: 23 May 2008

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
libxslt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.1.15-1ubuntu1.2)
	feisty	Released (1.1.20-0ubuntu2.2)
	gutsy	Released (1.1.21-2ubuntu2.2)
	hardy	Released (1.1.22-1ubuntu1.2)
	upstream	Released (1.1.24)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-633-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1767
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235909

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