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."
References
Link Resource
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 Patch
http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch Exploit 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 Patch
http://www.ocert.org/patches/exslt_crypt.patch Exploit 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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:1.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2008-2935

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2935

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2935


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Products Affected

xmlsoft

  • libxslt
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer