Fluid Attacks Database

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 13	libxslt	>=0 <1.1.24-1	1.1.24-1
debian 12	libxslt	>=0 <1.1.24-1	1.1.24-1
debian 11	libxslt	>=0 <1.1.24-1	1.1.24-1
debian 14	libxslt	>=0 <1.1.24-1	1.1.24-1
rpm rhel5	libxslt	<0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1	0:1.1.17-2.el5_1.1

Aliases

1. CVE-2008-17672. NVD-2008-17673. OSV-DEBIAN-2008-17674. OSV-2008-17675. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2008-1767

References

1. https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31815

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