CVE-2011-1425

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    CVE-2011-1425

    Published: 4 Apr 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: xslt.c in XML Security Library (aka xmlsec) before 1.2.17, as used in WebKit and other products, when XSLT is enabled, allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via vectors involving the libxslt output extension and a ds:Transform element during signature verification.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/43920, http://secunia.com/advisories/44167, http://secunia.com/advisories/44423, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2219, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:063, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0855, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0858, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1010, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1172, http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=2d5eddcc4163ea050cf3a3a1a25452bb5124f780, http://git.gnome.org/browse/xmlsec/commit/?id=35eaacde6093d6711339754fc2146341b8b9f5fa, http://www.aleksey.com/pipermail/xmlsec/2011/009120.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692133, http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/79159, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0486.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47135, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025284, https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52688, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66506

    Affected packages

    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