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    CVE-2008-2935

    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."

    Published:Jul 31, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 1, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.22141
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxslt

    Exploits

    http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patchhttp://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patchhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32133

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    References

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

    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