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    CVE-2008-1767

    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.

    Published:Apr 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 23, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.2079
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux Advanced Workstation

    Exploits

    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527297http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29312https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31815

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High